Medical Technologist Jobs in Charlotte, NC

Department:

36398 Carolinas Medical Center - Radiology: Xray

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This position is sign on bonus eligible. Based on eligibility. Friday through Sunday 6:30am to 7:00pm Weekend Days.

Pay Range:

$44.15 - $66.25

Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center (CMC)is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, distinguished throughout the Southeast for its excellent patient care and medical expertise. From its modest beginnings in 1943, CMC evolved into the largest hospital in the region and a world-class facility that offers a full range of services to the Charlotte community and beyond, with more than 1,100 physicians and providers specializing in all areas of medicine.

CMC serves as the region's only Level 1 trauma center and is an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas, and liver. We are also one of North Carolina's five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serving as a regional campus for the Wake Forest

Interested in learning more about the benefits of joining our facilities? Check out this video: Atrium Health Radiology – Live Meaningfully - YouTube

Directs and supervises the technical and support staff in the Radiology area. Operates various imaging equipment with a high level of expertise. Troubleshoots sophisticated procedures and develops new techniques for the department. Supervises technologists in day-to-day work activities

Major Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and organizes the patient flow throughout the department, prioritizing procedures and shifting workloads as needed.
• Supervises sophisticated procedures and ensures patient throughput and departmental efficiencies.
• Obtains medications, radiopharmaceuticals, or contrast materials as directed for administration by a licensed practitioner, authorized/certified technologist, or registered nurse.
• Teaches new procedures and keeps technical staff informed of procedure changes or developments.
• Performs evaluations on technical and support staff.
• Provides documentation and reports on equipment/supply needs, physician requests and complaints, and routine operational issues.
• Ensures physician or patient complaints are handled in a timely manner.
• Maintains a high level of technical proficiency and knowledge in regard to system management, advanced applications and current applications of the modalities.
• Troubleshoots equipment or procedure problems with appropriate follow-up to service engineers, managers and physicians.
• Regulates equipment quality control tests making the needed adjustments for service.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Registry with either the NMTCB or ARRT and previous supervisory experience required. CPR Registry Required.

Education Required:

• Graduate of an institution accredited by an agency that ARRT recognizes Radiologic Technology.

Experience Required:

• N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Requires frequent stretching, bending, twisting, squatting, and kneeling in performing diagnostic procedures.
• Lifting, pushing, pulling and gripping may be required for positioning and moving patients or equipment.
• Vision and hearing for distances of at least 20 feet is necessary.
• May be required to carry up to 25 pounds while moving film jackets, stocking supplies or relocating equipment.
• 50% of the work time will require standing and 50% of the work time will be operating computers and equipment requiring manual dexterity and the use of hands.
• Precision manual dexterity is required for venipuncture and precise laboratory or pharmacy procedures.

Experience Preferred:

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in leadership preferred.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Directs and supervises the technical and support staff in the Radiology area. Operates various imaging equipment with a high level of expertise. Troubleshoots sophisticated procedures and develops new techniques for the department. Supervises technologists in day-to-day work activities