WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you‿ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
Works under minimal supervision to be responsible for performing a full range of technical expertise on modality specific imaging equipment including imaging procedures, exam protocols, accreditation, operation, and facilitation of equipment maintenance.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Associate’s Degree in Radiology or related field.

• Licenses and Certifications
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT accredited by the American Heart Association for Healthcare (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire and
  (ARRT) AMER REG OF RAD TECH Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; ARRT Upon Hire or
  (ARDMS) AMER REGIS DIAG MED SONO Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; ARDMS Upon Hire or
  (CNMT) CERT NUCLEAR MED TECH Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; CNMT Upon Hire or
  Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; TMB Medical Radiologic Technologist Upon Hire

Preferred

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree

• Experience
  5 years of experience in medical imaging preferred. and
  3 years of experience in a leadership role preferred and
  5 years For Nuclear Medicine modality candidates, five (5) years of experience in Nuclear, Molecular, and Computed Tomography imaging strongly preferred.

JOB DUTIES

• General Job Responsibilities:
  Demonstrates conscious effort to be good stewards of hospital resources to ensure UTSW financial goals are met. Provide quotes from vendors for operational and/or capital budgets. Ensures proper billing and coding of modality specific exams through charge reconciliations and order/CPT code deep dive reviews. Attends departmental and modality specific meetings. Secures required regulatory licensure for equipment (e.g., ACR, ICAVL, etc.). Actively participates in all hospital regulatory compliance duties and audits. Provides/creates competency on advanced equipment training for technologists.
• Leadership Responsibilities:
  Coordinates continuity of patient care to the varying locations. Provides escalation and add on assistance with scheduling modality exams. Coordinates with imaging leadership for staff scheduling, coverage, and payroll accuracy. Provides technical input for employee evaluations, appraisals, and course corrective actions.
  Input provided for new hires, promotion, discipline and other administrative tasks for technologists.
  Establishes employee exam competency standards and assists in 180 day competency assessments. Teaches at new hire orientation.
  • Teaches/oversees student and resident rotations in modality as applicable. Provides education and training to technologists in the utilization of new equipment features or techniques. Oversees training and development of technologists by providing guidance and direction relative to technical performance (readily available to travel to all facilities as needed).
  • Implements clinical protocols and establishes back up mechanisms on equipment to ensure continuity at all sites. Acts as a liaison between technologists and radiologists for technical inquiries and resolves primordials with follow up email to the technologists and leadership for trends. Assists leadership with staff compliance for clinical and operational protocols, policies, and procedures. Provides timely access to equipment, supplies, and logistical support to the Bio Medical and Physicists departments.
  • Functions as a technical leader/expert in appropriate modality. Facilitates regular in-service training.
    Assists with the implementation of new programs related to modality (software, research, educational).
    Troubleshoots exam exceptions in PACS and Epic. Available for assistance during scheduled downtime procedures. Works with imaging department process improvement projects.
• Quality Assurance:
  Demonstrates general working knowledge of all imaging equipment within modality
  Assists the physicians/committees/staff with building and maintaining protocols and insuring recorded outputs (radiation doses, etc.) per state/federal regulations.
  Maintains continuity of protocols on modality machines across campus.
  Secures and maintains modality accreditation by working with physicists, radiologists, and management as needed
  Functions as liaison between regulatory inspectors and management during annual inspections.
  Investigates and addresses radiation doses (as applicable) utilizing dose recording software.
  Responsible for the oversight of the preparation, maintenance, and accuracy of accreditation reports, database records, and logs.
  Facilitates/follow-up with repairs and maintenance as needed on equipment and supplies.
  Monitors and ensures QC/QA compliance with all relevant laws, state and federal regulations, licensing and accreditation requirements, hospital and departmental standards for safety, infection control and equipment performance.
  Systematically reviews technologists’ studies and coordinates additional training to maintain quality.
  Coordinates new equipment demos during the equipment selection and purchasing process.
  Provides input for outcomes and event reports.
• **Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Work requires a change agent attitude that includes flexibility and adaptability to perform in a high volume facility.
• Work requires ability to build high functioning teams that work in tandem within interdepartmental modalities.
• Work requires ability to devise creative alternatives and suggestions to workflow constraints.
• Work requires ability to exercise modality expertise in applications, procedures, protocols, and training.
• Work requires ability to recognize artifacts/unusual or special problems unrelated to normal scanning routines.
• Work requires ability to respond to and interact with all stakeholders with the PACT standards.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

 

Working Conditions

• Clinical Setting
• Hospital Setting

 

Salary Information
Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.