Radiologic Technologist - Urgent Care, South

Duke Health

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Durham, North Carolina

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Operate x-ray equipment to produce high-quality radiographs while ensuring patient safety and proper positioning. Assist physicians with special radiographic procedures and provide training to affiliated radiology technology programs.

Qualifications

You have completed an AMA approved School of Radiology Technology and hold ARRT certification. You will be responsible for operating x-ray equipment, explaining procedures to patients, and ensuring optimal image quality while adhering to radiation safety guidelines.

Must Have Skills for ATS

ARRT Certification

BLS certification

X-ray equipment operation

Radiographic exposure techniques

Radiation safety

Image Archival System

Fluoroscopic procedures

Job Description

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke Primary Care

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Primary Care, which offers family, adolescent, and internal medicine services as well as urgent, general pediatric, and virtual care at nearly 50 clinic locations across central North Carolina.


Radiologic Technologist - Duke Urgent Care, South

Location: Duke Urgent Care

5716 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713

Work Schedule: Full-Time, (3) 12-hour shifts 7:45AM - 8:15PM with full week rotations

***This position is eligible for a $15,000 commitment bonus***

 

Duke University Health System seeks to hire an experienced or new graduate Radiologic Technologist who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together. Duke Urgent Care, Sotuh, is a Practice with one location and seventeen physicians that cover nine specialty areas of medicine. Duke urgent care doctors treat infants, children, and adults with minor injuries and illnesses when their primary care provider is unavailable, after hours, or when their condition is not serious and does not require emergency services. We also provide lab work and X-Rays on site.

What you will do:

  • Perform a variety of tasks involved in operating x-ray equipment to make radiographs of designated anatomical areas of interest. Adjust equipment for proper radiographic exposure techniques in accordance with radiation safety guidelines.
  • Explain x-ray procedures to patients.
  • Position patients for each anatomical view using positioning assistance devices and protective equipment as necessary.
  • Monitor accessory equipment and assist the physician with fluoroscopic procedures and special radiographic procedures.
  • Accurately process images for optimal quality. Match with appropriate paperwork for interpretation.
  • Charge radiographic procedures in; able to modify orders per protocol. Demonstrate acceptable film quality standards by critiquing positioning, technical factors, and collimation.
  • Understands and uses the Image Archival System
  • Provide education and training to DUHS affiliated radiology technology programs.
  • Provide orientation to new technologists.
  • Perform other related duties incidental to the work herein

Required Qualifications:

Education:

Completion of an AMA approved School of Radiology Technology and ARRT Certification

Experience:

 New graduate and experienced technologists welcome

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

ARRT certification

BLS certification

 


Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.



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Essential Physical Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Duke Health

Duke University Hospital (DUH) is consistently rated as one of the best hospitals in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Driven to bring extraordinary discoveries to fruition, deliver cutting edge clinical services to patients, and apply care and compassion to all stages of care, we maintain an unwavering focus on making the individuals and communities we serve healthier. Today, DUH is the flagship of the Duke University Health System and a full-service, 957-bed, tertiary and quaternary academic medical center. Ranked nationally in 10 adult specialties by U.S. News and World Report for 2019-2020 and ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area, care is delivered with inspiring passion and a deep commitment to put the person who needs our care at the center of everything we do.
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