Radiology Tech Specialty - Ortho South Practice - FT
Erlanger - North
Summary
The Radiologic Technologist (Specialty Practice) performs specialized diagnostic imaging procedures to support the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in a physician practice or outpatient clinical setting. Under the direction of a licensed provider, this role operates radiographic equipment, prepares patients for procedures, ensures high-quality diagnostic images, and maintains compliance with safety and radiation protection standards.
Job description
Job Summary
The Radiologic Technologist (Specialty Practice) performs specialized diagnostic imaging procedures to support the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in a physician practice or outpatient clinical setting. Under the direction of a licensed provider, this role operates radiographic equipment, prepares patients for procedures, ensures high-quality diagnostic images, and maintains compliance with safety and radiation protection standards.
Department Position Summary
The Radiologic Technologist – Specialty Practice performs specialized diagnostic imaging procedures and provides technical support for minimally invasive, image-guided procedures in an outpatient or physician practice setting. This role requires the use of independent judgment, critical thinking, and technical expertise in the operation of traditional, computerized, and digital radiographic equipment to produce high-quality diagnostic images and support optimal patient outcomes.
- Assists providers with fluoroscopy-guided and other specialty procedures, ensuring adherence to sterile technique and established safety protocols
- Operates and positions fluoroscopic imaging equipment
- Prepares and positions patients
- Assists with procedural setup and draping
- Maintains a sterile field and supports providers throughout procedures
- Assists with patient monitoring during procedures, including those involving sedation
- Maintains adequate inventory levels of supplies and equipment
- Coordinates ordering and stocking of procedure-related materials, including contrast media
- Ensures procedure and examination rooms are properly prepared and equipped
Age-Specific Competency
The employee must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, understand principles of growth and development across the lifespan, and adapt care, communication, and interventions to age-specific physical, psychological, and emotional needs.
Requirements
- Graduate of an ARRT approved radiologic technology program
- ARRT certified (compliant with all continuing education mandates)
- ARRT registry eligible (must complete within one year)
- Radiological student from an approved Radiology program that has completed all academic courses (must be registry eligible within three months and complete registry within one year)
- BLS prior to going to unit/department and maintained going forward
- Medical and/or hospital clinical experience required
- Basic computer experience (1-2 years' work experience or college level classes)
Company overview
Erlanger - North Hospital is a key component of the Erlanger Health System, a comprehensive non-profit academic medical center based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As a community hospital serving the Signal Mountain, Red Bank, and North Chattanooga communities, Erlanger North provides essential healthcare services including 24/7 emergency care, sports and family medicine practices, an inpatient seniors program, and an accredited sleep disorders center. The hospital operates as part of a larger health system that includes multiple hospitals and facilities across a four-state region encompassing southeast Tennessee, north Georgia, north Alabama, and western North Carolina. Erlanger Health System is recognized as a Level I Trauma Center and serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. With a history dating back to 1889, the system treats over one million patients annually and employs between 5,000-10,000 healthcare professionals across its network. Erlanger North specifically focuses on delivering accessible, high-quality community-based care while benefiting from the resources and expertise of the larger academic medical system.