Job Description

Job Description

UPMC Urgent Care is hiring a full-time Diagnostic Technologist to support their team at multiple locations. In this position, you will travel between Urgent Care locations in Monroeville, Natrona Heights, and North Huntingdon. You will work 3 12-hour shifts per week including weekends and holidays. You will complete patient x-rays in addition to rooming patients, collecting and running labs, and other duties as needed.

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What Can UPMC Do for You?

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• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future

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• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program

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• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave

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• Competitive pay for the work that you do

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• Sign-on Bonus available if applicable

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Responsibilities:

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• Identifies all patients properly by using two patient identifiers and utilizes universal protocol when performing procedures. Reviews patient history and assesses physician orders, applying specific departmental protocols for optimal results in the acquisition of data. Documents patient history in electronic record as required.
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• Administers PO and rectal contrast per physician orders/department policy
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• Ensures all exams within his/her area of responsibility are properly coded and tracked through RIS system, all exams are properly networked to ISITE for archiving and interpretation, and all charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
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• Performs diagnostic radiography procedures utilizing established protocols/procedures without requiring constant supervision.
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• Utilizes complex imaging equipment for the acquisition, analysis, manipulation and documentation of image data and completes procedures according to protocol.
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• Demonstrates a strong ability to interact with both patients and co-workers, while displaying a high level of caring, listening, dignity and respect. Able to work as team member within the department and all other departments to expedite patient care efficiently.
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• Performs a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgement to adjust protocols and shows initiative to apply prescribed ionizing radiation appropriately for diagnostic radiography purposes.
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• Demonstrates the ability to communicate instructions to patients in a clear and concise manner and explain procedures to help allay the patient's fears and solicit their cooperation.
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Graduate of an ARRT approved school of Radiologic Technology or verification from ARRT approved school of completion of program and scheduled graduation date. Technologists hired before graduation will have indirect supervision by an ARRT certified diagnostic technologist until the degree is verified.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
ARRT Registry eligible as a Radiologic Technologist. Must obtain radiography registry within 6 months of hire date as of January 1, 2025. Diagnostic Technologists hired prior to January 1, 2025, will need to obtain their registry within 12 months of hire/transfer date. CPR or BLS Required. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. \n

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• ARRT Certificate
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• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
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• Act 33 with renewal
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• Act 34 with renewal
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• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Relocation bonus, Shift work,

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