Travel Radiology Technologist - $2,512 per week at Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA 98127
About the Job
- - ARRT, BLS
- - ARRT certification and Washington state license.
Certification Details
- - General Certification Requirements: BLS
- - Certs/ARRT & other specialty certification requirements: ARRT certification and Washington state license.
- - How many scanners/rooms does this department have?: total of 10 xray rooms spread throughout the medical center and 34 OR rooms.
- - Common types of imaging & Job Duties: General, fluoroscopy, OR, and portables.
- - EMR &/or PACS: Cerner Power Chart, RIS (Radiology Information System) GE Centricity, PACS- Philips Intellispace.
- - Department Specific Equipment: All x-ray rooms are Philips- mostly DR (direct radiography). Portables- there are 7 machines and all are GE DR. OR- Ziehm and GE/OEC C-arms and a Siemens O-arms.
Job Details
- - Must provide traveler Radiation Badge - facility will not provide.
- - Experience: Expectation is for travelers to be able to cover ALL areas. Fluoroscopy and OR (knowing how to operate O-arm and C-arm) important. 1 year of experience. ER experience is preferred.
- - Average # of scans/studies per day: OR-average with just C-arm about 6-7 per day. Fluoro-about 10 exams per day. Average general x-rays per day around 73.
Job Requirements
- - Shifts & Scheduling: Shifts vary: start at 7AM and cascade from there to 9AM. Regular staff work 8 hour shifts, however have been making exceptions for 10 hour shifts- 7:30a-6p.
- - Weekend Requirements: Weekends as needed
- - Holiday Requirements: If there is a need the travelers may be asked to work.
- - Call or Standby requirement?: Call as needed
Schedule Information
- - Department: Radiology (Rad Tech)
- - Will they have to float/cover any other areas?: Will cover in addition to General Radiology (x-ray) an outpatient clinic, Inpatient and Outpatient Fluoroscopy, Outpatient Ortho Clinic, ER, fluoro/xray room in CCU, and OR-34 rooms. Techs will be scheduled in one area and rotate areas on a weekly basis- may need to move areas to cover.
- - Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech: Leads
- - Do they use RRAs: No
- - Radiologist in-house?: Yes
Unit Specific Information
- - The Manager WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT LOCAL TRAVELERS FOR THIS UNIT!!
- - Scrub Color/Dress Code: Are scrubs provided?: Navy, gray, or a mix of navy and gray. Scrubs will be provided when working in the OR- please wear casual clothes (no loungewear) when coming to work and needing to change.
- - Department specific orientation: First day would be organizational specific orientation with modules will then get set up in a daily rotation of the different areas-generally 1 week.
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