Rad Tech

Job Description

Minimal Acceptable Job Qualifications

Licensure: Current AART certification required

Experience: One year clinical experience preferred

Education: High school diploma or equivalent and graduation from and accredited school of radiology required

Other: CPR beneficial

Takes and develops x-rays as ordered by provider.

Monitors and notifies provider of x-ray discrepancies.

Ensures that provider completes an accurate history or patient complaint with the x-ray.

Maintains x-ray log and other x-ray record keeping.

Interviews patients, measures vital signs and accurately documents patient information on record. Initiates, completes

and directs paperwork (industrial, physical therapy orders and referrals) and schedules rechecks or appointments for

industrial patients and government employees as needed. Follows company protocols with industrial patients and

government employees.

Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients, as well as preparing patients for appropriate treatment

procedures. Maintains a clean and orderly work area, including patient exam rooms. Sterilizes equipment and supplies.

Performs lab duties, maintains lab records and quality control testing to meet all accrediting bodies' requirements.

Assures provider of all lab results, accurately documents "send out" labs. Performs waived testing according to protocol,

performs urine dips, drug screen collections and BAT testing.

Draws blood from patient's finger or vein, observing principles of asepsis to obtain blood samples.

Performs and assists with procedures and splint application, wound care and dressings as ordered by provider.

Performs treatments as order by provider. Completes and accurately documents procedures and splint applications as

ordered.

Facilitates work flow and prioritizes patient care and non-patient care duties. Triages patients to determine

appropriate levels of care.

Uses emergency equipment (EKG, defibrillator and oxygen) when necessary.