Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Setting: Orthopedic/sports medicine hospital with an urgent care center
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days, 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week
Required Qualifications
Valid Radiology Technologist license in North Dakota
Radiology Technologist experience with a minimum of 2 years
Radiology Technologist experience within the last year
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
ARRT (R) certification
Experience in a PACU setting
Experience with GE imaging equipment
Experience with C-arms
Job Duties
Performs diagnostic imaging on outpatients, inpatients, and urgent care patients, producing quality images that meet clinical standards
Operates large and mini C-arms in the OR and Bioskills Teaching Lab
Performs mobile x-rays on inpatients, in the OR, and in the PACU
Operates a large C-arm for Pain Clinic procedures
Ensures accurate patient positioning and follows radiation safety guidelines
Provides patient care and education before, during, and after imaging procedures
Uses an electronic medical record system and PACS imaging systems
Performs other duties as assigned
Equipment: Carestream Ascend (urgent care), Philips general room with Carestream DRX, GE mobile units, a variety of C-arms (OEC, Philips, Siemens), and mini C-arms (FluoroScan, OEC)
Schedule and Coverage
Weekday day shifts with varying start and end times, plus evening shifts from 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. as needed
Rotating weekends and call. Weekend hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or until urgent care patients are finished. Call hours are weekdays 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. and 24 hours on weekends
Must stay until the last urgent care patient has been seen
Works independently after 5 p.m. on weekdays and during weekend shifts, with support from an on-call technologist
No surgical services on weekends; most weekday cases are completed by 5 p.m.
May float to the ortho clinic, primarily ortho urgent care
Orientation and Dress Code
Two days of facility-specific orientation, with a preceptor pairing and a checklist for each piece of equipment. Length is tailored to the technologist's experience
Hospital-issued blue surgical scrubs required on weekdays
Grey scrubs may be worn in the Pain Clinic and on weekends
Additional Information
Local travelers who live within 80 miles of the facility may be considered
All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
Background check fingerprints must be sent to the state licensing board, not the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Submissions sent to the wrong agency are rejected and can take weeks to return
Submissions must note whether the clinician has ever worked for the health system. Any prior employment must have an end date at least 6 months before the submission date
Facility
Sanford South University
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