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UPMC Montefiore is hiring a full-time Diagnostic Technologist to join our Weekend Program Radiology Team!

This role offers flexible 8-hour or 12-hour shifts scheduled between Friday at 3:00 PM and Monday at 7:00 AM, including select holidays. This position will predominately perform portable imaging scans throughout Montefiore Hospital. Join a dynamic, fast-paced environment where teamwork thrives and your contributions make a meaningful difference in patient care!

Weekend Program Guidelines:

+ Eligible participants must have a minimum of 6 months of experience and work 48 weekends per year, 24 hours per weekend (either two 12-hour or three 8-hour shifts per weekend), between the hours of Friday at 3 p.m. and Monday at 7 a.m.

+ Holiday scheduling and work requirements will mirror the department’s standard expectations for non-weekend staff.

+ Employees participating in the Weekend Program will receive a 15% differential.

+ Weekend program benefits (medical benefits, paid short-term and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement, PTO accrual) offered as they would be for full-time staff.

Responsibilities:

+ Review patient history and physician orders, applying specific departmental protocols to ensure optimal image acquisition.

+ Accurately document relevant patient history in the electronic medical record as required.

+ Administer oral and rectal contrast in accordance with physician orders and department policy.

+ Ensure all imaging exams are appropriately coded and tracked in the Radiology Information System (RIS), properly networked to ISITE for archiving and interpretation, and that all associated charges are entered accurately.

+ Perform diagnostic radiography procedures independently, following established protocols and without the need for direct supervision.

+ Operate complex imaging equipment to acquire, analyze, manipulate, and document image data, completing procedures in alignment with established protocols.

+ Exercise independent judgment in adjusting protocols as needed, demonstrating initiative and technical competence in the appropriate application of ionizing radiation.

+ Clearly and compassionately communicate procedure instructions to patients, helping to alleviate anxiety and ensure patient cooperation.

+ 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.

+ Technologist cannot work in an outpatient setting until ARRT has been obtained. **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.

+ Technologist cannot work in an outpatient setting until ARRT has been obtained.

+ If working in a NY facility, you must have received certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and be Licensed through the New York State Department of Health.

+ ARRT Certificate

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran