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Company: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Location: Seattle, WA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

    Certification Details
  • ARRT certification
  • Washington state license
    Job Details
  • 13-week contract
  • Specialty: Rad Tech
  • Department: Radiology (Rad Tech)
  • Experience: Expectation is for travelers to be able to cover ALL areas. Fluoroscopy and OR (knowing how to operate O-arm and C-arm) important. 1 year of experience. ER experience is preferred.
  • Common types of imaging & Job Duties: General, fluoroscopy, OR, and portables.
  • Average # of scans/studies per day: OR-average with just C-arm about 6-7 per day. Fluoro-about 10 exams per day. Average general x-rays per day around 73.
  • EMR &/or PACS: Cerner Power Chart, RIS (Radiology Information System) GE Centricity, PACS- Philips Intellispace.
  • Department Specific Equipment: All x-ray rooms are Philips- mostly DR (direct radiography) there are a couple CR (computed radiography) all are fully digital. Portables- there are 7 machines and all are GE DR. OR- Ziehm and GE/OEC C-arms and a Siemens O-arms.
    Job Requirements
  • General Certification Requirements: BLS
  • Certs/ARRT & other specialty certification requirements: ARRT certification and Washington state license.
  • Will they have to float/cover any other areas?: Will cover in addition to General Radiology (x-ray) an outpatient clinic, Inpatient and Outpatient Fluoroscopy, Outpatient Ortho Clinic, ER, fluoro/xray room in CCU, and OR-34 rooms. Techs will be scheduled in one area and rotate areas on a weekly basis- may need to move areas to cover.
    Schedule Information
  • Shifts & Scheduling: Shifts vary: start at 7AM and cascade from there to 9AM. Regular staff work 8 hour shifts, however have been making exceptions for 10 hour shifts- 7:30a-6p.
  • Weekend Requirements: Weekends as needed
  • Holiday Requirements: If there is a need the travelers may be asked to work.
  • Call or Standby requirement?: Call as needed
    Unit Specific Information
  • Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech: Leads
  • Do they use RRA's: No
  • Radiologist in-house?: Yes
  • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Are scrubs provided?: Navy, gray, or a mix of navy and gray. Scrubs will be provided when working in the OR- please wear casual clothes (no loungewear) when coming to work and needing to change.
  • Department specific orientation: First day would be organizational specific orientation with modules will then get set up in a daily rotation of the different areas-generally 1 week.
    Additional Details
  • ARRT, BLS; The Manager WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT LOCAL TRAVELERS FOR THIS UNIT!!
  • MUST provide traveler Radiation Badge - facility will not provide.


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