Job Position: Registered Radiological Technologist
Location: Las Vegas, NV

Education/Experience:

• Equivalent to graduation from high school and graduation from an accredited school of radiology.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:

• Must possess valid American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) certification in Radiography and a State of Nevada License in Radiology. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements:

• PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE:
• Trauma experience.
• Open to work varied shifts (days, swings, graveyards).
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of:

• Radiographic examination procedures and protocols; diagnostic x-ray equipment;
• quality assurance and quality control measures; personal computers; anatomy and physiology of the human body;
• contrast application and contrast reaction symptoms; venipuncture techniques; department and hospital safety practices and procedures;
• patient rights;
• infection control policies and practices;
• handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures;
• age specific patient care practices.

Skill in:

• Positioning patients properly to maximize results; using diagnostic x-ray exam equipment;
• preparing and administering contrast solutions; applying radiation safety principles; applying aseptic principles;
• communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties;
• efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting, including stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time;
• vision to use standard office equipment and read printed materials including a VDT screen;
• hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.