Radiology Technologist
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Berkshire Medical Center

Radiologic Technologist - X-Ray

Overview

• Employment type: Temp
• Location: Pittsfield, MA
• Specialty: Technologist
• Shift: Days, 10 hours per day
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Facility: 298-bed teaching hospital with a diagnostic imaging department offering MRI, CT, ultrasound, x-ray, and mammography, with 24-hour service

Requirements

• Valid Radiology Technologist license in Massachusetts
• Radiology Technologist experience of 2 years, including experience within the last year
• Current ARRT (R) certification
• Current BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Must be willing to work in the OR
• Must be willing to take call
• Must have excellent patient care skills
• Must be current with all continuing education for radiology and mammography
• One supervisory signed reference from within the past two years of employment
• Must have own vehicle for this assignment
• Not considered if residing within 50 miles of the facility

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the facility's EMR system (software familiarity, strongly preferred)

Duties

• Perform a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment
• Operate CR, DR, and PACS applications and troubleshoot as needed
• Practice infection control and body substance isolation per departmental, hospital, and OSHA standards
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Complete annual mandatory education, including bloodborne pathogens, infection control, and body substance isolation
• Maintain department competencies
• May be assigned independent responsibilities or supervision/instruction duties as determined by management

Scheduling and Profile Requirements

• Requested time off must be noted and verified at upload; no more than 5 days of requested time off will be accepted
• Time-off requests made after upload or during interview will not be approved
• All scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of submission
• Permanent address and all requested time off must be included in the profile
• Voicemail must be set up on phones, as travelers without voicemail will be redirected
• Do not upload a traveler who wants to work in conjunction with another permanent placement or travel assignment
• Orientation: 8 hours, non-billable

Holiday Requirement

• Travelers must work one holiday block if scheduled or needed:

  • Christmas Eve through Christmas Day, and the weekend after, or
  • New Year's Eve through New Year's Day, and the weekend after