Team Leader Radiology Technologist
Company: Lahey Medical Center Peabody
Location: Peabody
Posted on: January 20, 2023
Job Description:
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a
job, you're making a difference in people's lives.
Job Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Under general supervision, manages and coordinates the technical
activities of section imaging staff engaged in producing ionizing
and non-ionizing radiation images for use in the diagnoses of
disease or physical disorders. Oversees, assists and instructs
Radiology technologists and ancillary personnel in the performance
of their daily duties as established by departmental policy and
procedures. Flexibility to work overtime as needed. Call is
mandatory.
Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited
to:
1) Manages and coordinates the technical activities of section
imaging staff.
- a) Plans and schedules work for assigned area ensuring proper
distribution of assignments and adequate staffing coverage, space
and facilities for performance of duties of technologists.
- b) Supervises and provides instruction to technologists and
needed and orients new imaging staff.
- c) Recommends human resource actions including, but not limited
to, hiring, performance appraisals, promotions and paid-time-off
schedules.
- d) Assists department manager in the determination of fiscal
requirements; prepares budgetary recommendations, monitors,
verifies and reconciles expenditures of budgeted funds. May take
action to realign actual expenditures to budget.
- e) Maintains liaison with radiologists and other physicians and
Clinic staff to resolve problems and to advise them concerning
technical procedures, techniques and equipment.
- f) May work with imaging in producing diagnostic images. 2)
Patient Care Assessment: The technologist assesses the patient by
the following:
- a) Collects information by interview, from the patient, family,
significant other, and health care providers.
- b) Completes assessments by utilizing the medical record and
Radiology requisitions or verbal orders to ensure
- appropriateness of procedures ordered.
- c) Makes accurate assessments of the patient's condition/status
thus ensuring appropriateness of procedure ordered.
- d) Intervenes appropriately in preventing potential
problems/complications.
- e) Identifies patient/family educational needs based on their
learning strengths and/or deficits. 3) Patient Care Implementation:
The technologist implements care for the patient by the following:
- a) Establish appropriate and effective communication with the
patient and/or family member in order to complete
- the procedure.
- b) Demonstrates ability to coordinate care with other members
of the health care team.
- c) Implements departmental and facility's standard by following
established policies and procedures.
- d) Educates the patient/family so that care can be continued
upon completion of procedure.
- e) Demonstrates an empathetic approach.
- f) Is available and accessible to the patient.
- g) Keeps patient and family members informed of progress and/or
delays associated with their procedures. 4) Documentation
(Management of Information): Documents, accurately and completely,
in the patient's medical
record:
- a) Use of radiopharmaceuticals or pharmaceuticals.
- b) All pertinent data regarding adverse reaction to any drug
administered.
- c) Manages and communicates information through various
processes, which include but are not limited to the following:
computers, and telephone/paging system.
- d) Provides thorough and accurate documentation on the
radiograph by documenting the following information:
- e) Correct patient identification: i.e., pt. name and Medical
Record Number.
- f) Correct requisition number
- g) Correct Date
- h) Correct technical factors on specialty films
- i) RT initials and proper Right and Left identification markers
when appropriate j) Other required markers, i.e. upright,
decubitus, etc.
- k) High Risk/Low Frequency/Problem Prone Clinical Skills:
- i) Ensures that patients are able to ambulate on their own when
necessary or, if not, they are given the proper supervision and
assistance.
- ii) Monitors the patients continuously when they are having
exams that include contrast injections.
- iii) Utilizes the proper procedure for emergency codes, such
as, Code 99 & Code Red/Green.
- iv) Utilizes the proper procedure to page for emergency help
within the Radiology Department.
- v) Reports all safety hazards that could harm patients,
visitors or other hospital employees to appropriate supervisors
immediately at all times.
- vi) Initiates applicable "Incident Reports" by end of shift and
reports incomplete and incorrect examinations to ensure the proper
patient charge and continuity of patient care. 5) Clinical and
Technical Skills: Demonstrates the following necessary clinical
skills and technical knowledge to provide care and service for the
patient's according to the Department of Radiology's established
policies and procedures.
6) Incorporates Lahey Clinic Guiding Principles , Mission Statement
and Goals into daily activities.
7) Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies.
8) Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and
Lahey Clinic.
9) Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues
and patients.
10) Demonstrates an understanding of the job description,
performance expectations, and competency assessment.
11) Demonstrates a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the
needs of our customers and consistently adheres to Customer Service
standards.
12) Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality
improvement activities.
13) Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory
Education.
14) Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the
needs of the department.
15) Must achieve and maintain specialized certification in the
modalities in which the Team Lead practices.
16) Must be licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'
Department of Public Health: Radiation Control Program if modality
in which the Team Lead practices in requires the utilization of
ionizing radiation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Graduate of AMA approved program radiology
technology
- Licensure, Certification, Registration: Current ARRT (R) and
Licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Basic Life
Support (BLS) certification as well as DPH licensed by MA DPH.
- Experience: Requires a minimum of five years of progressively
more responsible experience as a staff imaging technologist and two
years in a supervisory role. FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do
everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our
colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires
that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19
as a condition of employment. Learn more about this
requirement.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors,
technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a
difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make
us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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