Lead Technologist

Cleveland Clinic

Strongsville, OH

Job posting number: #7126671 (Ref:ccf17859092)

Posted: April 3, 2023

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Provides imaging and patient care services at defined levels to patients. Provides technical expertise and direction to technologists as needed.

Responsibilities:

  • Under the direction of the Clinical Manager, supervises and coordinates work activities of assigned personnel
  • Schedules work assignments and prepares master schedule
  • May perform payroll time sheet for employees
  • Provides training, guidance and feedback to employees
  • Assists with interviewing applicants and recommends selection
  • Maintains procedure manual and communicates changes to staff
  • Assists with all policies and procedures required by local, state, or federal law
  • Assists with compliance or credentialing bodies (ACR, MQSA, Medicare, Medicaid, FDA, etc.)
  • Assists with instrument calibration and records to ensure compliance with quality assurance requirements
  • Ensure and maintain quality control, radiation protection and safety standards
  • Prepares and administers contrast media and/or medications within accepted scope of practice and applicable state and federal regulations
  • Ensure quality assurance test are performed daily/weekly and all policies and procedures are adhered to
  • Provides technical direction with complex cases and problem solving
  • Schedules routine preventative maintenance on equipment to meet safety and regulatory standards. Instructs other area personnel in protection, as needed, and ensure their safety
  • Prepares and checks patients prior to procedure
  • Acquires patient questionnaire, chart, data/requisition and reviews all
  • Verifies and validates patient screening safety form
  • Performs imaging procedures required per protocol
  • Educates patients regarding procedures, equipment and exam to ensure understanding and cooperation
  • Performs venous punctures as necessary and maintains competencies
  • Ensures patients’ comfort and safety during and after the exam
  • May assist with scheduling of patients as needed
  • Knowledgeable in acquiring, archiving, transmitting and printing images via PACS
  • When applicable, knowledgeable in afterhours transmission of images and appropriate paperwork
  • Immediately reports any malfunctions to help desk and PACS Administrator
  • Reviews process films/scans to determine quality and need for additional images
  • Observes potential equipment dysfunctions and reports problems to appropriate individuals calling for service as required
  • Maintains available equipment up-time at the highest level for patient accessibility
  • Knowledgeable in billing via RIS
  • Provides instruction/mentoring to new hires and on-going training of technologists
  • Continually strives to learn new technical information and skills through attendance of period in-service programs and participation in professional affiliation sessions
  • Leads participation in modality enterprise meetings or specialized committees or projects within the Diagnostic Institute
  • May be assigned to primarily one specific site, but is required to provide leadership and clinical coverage for other imaging modalities and/or locations as needed
  • Other duties as assigned

Education:

  • Graduate of an accredited educational program in Radiography

Languages:

Certifications:

  • Must be a Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists R.T.(ARRT), in good standing; specific credential dependent on modality or may also be credentialed as a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, RDMS, through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers or be a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist through the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board: C.N.M.T. dependent on modality.
  • Current state licensure required prior to employment, dependent on modality.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Complexity of Work:

  • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision.
  • Strong communication skills are essential to provide excellent care to patients and families
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years recent modality experience.
  • Ability to direct, evaluate and supervise others.

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to lift or assist with lifting patients of varying weight and manipulate equipment daily.
  • Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.



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Job posting number:#7126671 (Ref:ccf17859092)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland,Ohio
United States
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