Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist to join the team. This role will be Full-Time. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more!

Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of Imaging principles, theory, anatomy, and pathology processes while utilizing the most appropriate techniques and/or positioning for optimal examinations, as demonstrated by exam results.
• Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history/informed consent from patients, or patients' charts, to assist the physician in optimizing the performance and interpretation of the examination, as evidenced by the exam results.
• Demonstrates the effective use of radiation protection procedures with collimation devices and protective shielding, as evidenced by incidence reports.
• Maintains an orderly, safe, and clean environment. Ensures rooms are stocked with appropriate supplies for procedures.
• Performs and documents routine quality control testing of equipment. Performs/recognizes the need for routine maintenance of imagers/processors to maintain consistent quality images, as evidenced by the physician and exam results.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of accredited school/program of radiography
• Licensure: ARRT registered as a Radiologic Technologist. Must obtain CT certification in applicable modality within one year of training.
• Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association within 3 months of start.
• Experience: Minimum of one year of imaging experience as a Rad Tech in a hospital/healthcare environment. Must be able to perform in two or more modalities with at least an even amount of time spent rotating in each annually based on needs.