Overview

　　Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke’s Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart® Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet® hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke’s also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.

　　CHI St. Luke’s Health , now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, has been serving our community since 1954. Operating 137 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. We proudly provide a vast array of services that help us keep our community safe and healthy.

　　We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

　　Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

　　Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults

　　Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity is a series of sessions designed to help caregivers build their resilience and advance their mental well-being during these difficult times

　　Flexible spending accounts

　　Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft

　　Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family

　　Paid Time Off (PTO)

　　Tuition Assistance for career growth and development

　　Matching Retirement Programs

　　Wellness Programs

　　Responsibilities

　　Position Summary

　　Operates diagnostic equipment and Performs a variety of technical diagnostic imaging procedures related to CT. Provides patient orientation, procedure explanation, and pre and post diagnostic care to completion of test. Performs complete diagnostic imaging tests inclusive of positioning patient, calibration of equipment, and documentation of findings, with the direction of the imaging supervisor/manager. Assists patients with basic patient care needs.

　　Position Responsibilities:

　　Performs CT exams on patients according to the specific departmental procedure protocols under the direction of the Medical Director.

　　Prepares equipment ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and functioning according to diagnostic standards

　　Problem-solves equipment failure and imaging quality and contacts service representative or CES regarding equipment problems

　　Ensures that daily equipment and room maintenance are performed during/ after each procedure, and that special precautions and measures are performed to ensure infection control standards.

　　Completes all quality checks and Ensures that equipment logs are maintained

　　Completes all clinical supply inventories, ensuring that each diagnostic room is complete with the necessary supplies required to perform the procedure

　　Actively Participates with patient testing, performing routine, non-routine, urgent, and emergent patient requests

　　Reviews the physician orders to verify the type of diagnostic test requested and that the indication for the procedure is consistent

　　Communicates with Radiologist to obtain proper exam protocol/test design.

　　Provides specific diagnostic test information to the patient ensuring that the patient is aware of the diagnostic test involvement

　　Performs Point of Care testing for lab tests according to hospital guidelines

　　Effectively starts IVs following hospital guidelines

　　Completes the diagnostic examination and all image post processing

　　Demonstrates competency in PACS process and Performs daily QA process

　　Completes image processing, including supporting documentation of logs, demographic and diagnostic information required for departmental, hospital and patient record documentation

　　Responsible for monitoring and recording radiation dose levels

　　Notifies Radiologist with any diagnostic findings, which warrant communication.

　　Qualifications

　　Education and Licensure:

　　Associate’s Degree (preferred)

　　Registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists – ARRT (R ) (CT); must maintain as current (required)

　　Certified by the state of Texas – MRT (required)

　　CPR/BLS certification (required)

　　Experience:

　　One (1) year of experience as a radiographer or one (1) year of radiography clinical rotation experience in a healthcare setting. (preferred)Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

　　Good alpha/numeric dexterity and handwriting skills

　　Interpersonal skills for communication with patients, visitors, physicians and other hospital personnel.

　　Must have good written and oral communication skills

　　Pay Range

　　$30.55 - $44.30 /hour

　　We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.