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The Clinical Instructor is responsible for supervising, instructing and evaluating clinical performance of student interns. Responsibilities include record keeping to adhere to the objective of the accredited education program within the guidelines set up by the Joint Review Committee and administer through the schools. The CI also assists with planning, implementing various technologist retention and recruitment programs with modality managers, radiology director and human resources. This position meets the scope of practice as defined by the ASRT practice standard guidelines.
Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Supervises student interns participating in the clinical program(s). Schedules student rotations, evaluates clinical performance developing objective performance evaluations. (essential)
2. Assists with planning, implementing various technologist retention and recruitment programs with modality managers, radiology director and human resources. (essential)
3. Provides and coordinates educational activities for staff and documentation of continuing education. May supervise and provide CPR training and/or Fit testing for Radiology Staff. (essential)
4. Able to perform a variety of diagnostic/technical exams on both in-patients and out-patients in a Level I trauma setting including: portables, fluoroscopy and OR exams as well as supervising technical staff. (essential)
5. Provides supervision of staff using policies, practices and professional standards to guide work. (essential)
6. Participates in process improvement projects, assisting the manager with targeting goals and implementing action plans. (essential)
7. Demonstrates strong communication (oral and written) skills and analytical skills. Assists with formulating a comprehensive educational, retention and recruitment programs. (essential)
8. Performs high level disinfection of Ultrasound intracavitary transducers in systems such as the Trophon EPR system. Appropriate HLD of Ultrasound transducers is necessary for patient protection and infection control. Employees are trained initially and then an annual refresher is completed. (essential)
Required Qualifications:
1. Vocational or Technical training in in the appropriate modality (Radiography, Sonography, MRI) required.
2. License American Registry of Rad Tech required., and Certificate 1 Reg Diagnostic Med Sonographer required., and Certificate 2 Basic Life Support required.
3. 5-8 years related work experience required.
4. New hires will have 30 days to provide BLS certification. Certification has to be with the American Heart Association (AHA).
5. Registration through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in the Abdominal and OB/Gyn Specialties required. Vocational or Technical training in US – ARDMS Registry in Abdomen and OB/Gyn Specialties required. MRI Clinical Instructor requires ARRT, ARMRIT, or CAMRT registered. Minimum of an associate degree in science (bachelor's preferred) and post-primary registration in MRI.
6. MRI Clinical Instructor: Minimum of five years of MRI experience including complex angiographic, cardiac and body imaging and expertise with 3D reconstructions. Demonstrates superior technical competency and sustained excellence in MRI knowledge and has knowledge of new advances in the field.
7. Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Competencies:
Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
Age based Competencies: Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 – 60 years, Elderly: 60 – over.
Social/Environmental Requirements:
1. Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.
2. Work is varied every day and the employee needs to be adaptable to respond to these changes and use independent judgment and manage priorities.
3. Potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions
- Daily: Radiation-X radiation, Protective equipment required(Respirator,earplugs,mask,gloves,eyewear etc), Potential exposure to infectious diseases and/or airborne pathogens, Potential exposure to infectious diseases and/or bloodborne pathogens.
- Several times a week: Exposure to dust,gas,fumes,steam,chemicals.
4. Health Care Status: HCW1: Regular, day-to-day contact; both face-to-face and hands-on (having close contact within three feet for at least five minutes). Examples: physicians, clinical nurses, phlebotomist, medical assistants, PFT tech, and x-ray tech.- Health Care Worker Status may vary by department
Sensory Requirements:
Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision/perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity > 20 feet, Visual clarity <3 feet, Conversation, Monitoring Equipment, Telephone, Background Noise.
Physical Requirements:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
This job requires constant Endurance-working up to 5-6 hours without a break,frequent sitting, Keyboard use.There may be occasional walking, standing, bending neck, bending waist, twisting neck, twisting waist, Power Grasping using both hands, Fine Manipulation using both hands, Pushing/Pulling using both hands, Reaching-above shoulder height, Reaching-below shoulder height, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 10 lbs, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs, Pull up and/or reposition patient weighing up to 100 pounds without assistance, Pull up and/or reposition patient weighing up to 250 pounds with assistance, Pushing items weighing up to 10 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to 25 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to or more than 100 lbs, Push a wheelchair or wheeled bed containing a patient weighing up to 250 pounds, with assistance.
Pay Range:
$40.79 – $80.27
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
