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Requirements:

Texas Medical Board and ARRT.

Job Purpose:

Performs and assists with high quality diagnostic CT procedures, focusing on patient care and education. 

Duties:

• Provide high quality diagnostic CT imaging

• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.

• Ensures operation of radiology equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

• Gains patient cooperation by reducing anxieties; providing explanations of treatment; answering questions.

• Prepares patient for radiological procedure by positioning patient; adjusting immobilization devices; moving equipment into specified position; adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors.

• Minimizes radiation to patient and staff by practicing radiation protection techniques, using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding, and knowledge of exposure factors.

• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; following drug protocols in case of reactions to drugs, such as contrast media, administering first aid, and using the emergency cart.

• Maintains production and quality of radiographs by following established standards and procedures; developing radiographs; observing radiographic results; making necessary adjustments.

• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Use of Medical Technologies

• Performing Diagnostic Procedures

• Informing Others

• Quality Focus

• Planning

• Technical Understanding

• People Skills

• Dependability

• Creating a Safe, Effective Environment

• Radiologic Technology

• Analyzing Information

Job Type: Full Time

• Salary: Dependent on experience

• Hours: 8a-4p, Monday - Friday. No on-call or weekends, and we are closed major holidays with holiday pay. 

• Required Education: CT certified or board-eligible

• Required Certifications: Texas Medical Board, ARRT 

• Location: Flower Mound, TX

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