LCMC Health

LCMC Health

We are a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system on a mission: to provide the best possible care for every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond, and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. And that means we do things a little differently around here.

Treating people like family is the LCMC Health way, and it always has been. Founded by Louisiana's first freestanding children's hospital, we have grown into a healthcare system that is built to serve the unique needs of our communities and families.

Today, we offer six hospital locations: Children's Hospital New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, and West Jefferson Medical Center. We also offer a network of urgent care centers across the greater New Orleans area. With over 2,800 physicians specializing in everything from head to toe, our community can count on us to provide the right care, right where they need it. 

Touro

Touro has been serving the New Orleans community since 1852, and today we are the city’s only community-based, non-profit, faith-based hospital. We offer comprehensive healthcare services at every stage of life, from delivering generations of New Orleans babies to providing advanced senior care including heart, cancer, orthopedic, and rehabilitation services. Touro’s footprint extends throughout New Orleans and the surrounding areas with numerous clinics, home health services, and retirement community, Woldenberg Village. New Orleans is a city that values tradition and history and prides itself on the strength and vibrancy of our local community. No institution embodies this enduring New Orleans spirit more than Touro. Our patients and the community can count on our ongoing commitment to their health and well-being for generations to come.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Why a Great Place to Work: 

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary. 

Essential Function: 

Vascular/Xray Tech Senior performs those duties directly involved with a variety of technical procedures. This includes applying ionizing radiation or other forms of energy, following sterile technique to scrub into procedures, and the ability to document relevant case information in the case log. This position requires advanced certification consistent with independent judgment and use of critical thinking skills, and with ingenuity and initiative essential to successful completion of the procedure and satisfaction of the physician. The technologist recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each patient and co-worker and functions as a caring, contributing and considerate member of the health care team. 

$20,000 Sign-on Bonus

Produces Images of Desired Quality:  

• Accomplishes all positions that are related to each procedure without error and applies immobilization devices for patient comfort. 
• Selects proper technique factor and produces images of desired quality. 
• Responsible for processing film, producing no artifacts that will cause deficiencies in the results. 
• Produces subtraction print and/or film duplication upon request, without error in a timely manner. 
• Ensures that all film and records pertaining to the procedure are transferred to the archival system within (1) hour upon completion of exam. 
• Performs calibration test to satisfy density factors and to meet correct specifications prior to utilization that guarantees no discrepancies in the results. 
• Performs proper warming up procedures in a manner that will not result in damage to equipment. 
• Understands and applies Radiation Protection procedures daily to eliminate excessive radiation to the patient and other individuals in the room. 
• Responsible for individual radiation exposure not exceeding standards set by the National Committee on Radiation. Demonstrates borders on all images and uses collimation devices to eliminate excessive radiation. 

Assists in delivery of care and accepts responsibility of authority:  

• Arms the syringe and assists the physician in the delivery of contrast media without error. 
• Arms the injector for delivery of contrast media, has a general knowledge of the injector, and is able to identify malfunctions and corrective action. 
• Recognizes life threatening situations and acts accordingly to assist members of the health care team. 
• Questions all female patients of child-bearing years for possibility of pregnancy. 
• Transports patients as necessary and transfers patients to the table without patient complaint. 
• Assists in the use of a variety of equipment or procedures not routinely taught. 
• Accepts Lead Tech responsibility in their absence and performs in a manner that will not produce any complaints. 
• Assists and evaluates students and support personnel in their activities to insure proper care is provided without deficiencies in the film quality and/or complaints. 
• Attends in-service lectures and reads routine or professional literature such as bulletin boards daily, journals periodically and seeks resources as necessary; and request and attends appropriate out-of-house educational offerings as they pertain to the position. 
• Seeks additional information as needed and makes suggestions to improve the established manual. 
• Seeks assistance for complex or non-routine learning needs from the Lead Tech or appropriate authority. 
• Participates in sterile technique presentations and applies daily. 

Proper documentation of records and charges:  

• Appropriately documents the procedure in the case event log ensuring appropriate chronology of events and a complete record of all supplies utilized. 
• Ensures all films are properly identified in accordance with the department policy without error producing no complaints. 
• Status as "IN PROCESS" exams performed prior to or within (5) minutes of ordering exam. 
• Provides adequate information on the exam request without error. 
• Documents in a timely fashion all pertinent information relative to the patient's care and charges accordingly. 

Maintains all Hospital Equipment utilized:  

• Inspects, maintains, and cleans all equipment on a daily basis in a manner that will not cause damage or excessive wear; and removes damaged equipment and reports same to appropriate personnel for corrective action. 
• Ensures that all equipment is properly secured which will not produce loss or damage while not in use. 
• Accepts special projects and accomplishes each assignment without error within the specified time as directed. 
• Ensures that the Director is informed of any situation that may produce staff, patient, or physician complaint prior to the complaint being received, and ensures that the Director has all the facts and circumstances on any issue that may result in a complaint. 
• Notifies Lead Tech of his/her presence within (7) minutes upon arriving in the department. 

Job Qualifications:

Required: 

• 2 years x-ray, Cath Lab, or Radiology Special Procedures training. 
• Two-year certification program in Radiologic Technology or equivalent (including training from United States Armed Forces) 
• Knowledge of general and cardiovascular anatomy and physiology; general medical terminology; electro-physiology and cardiovascular hemodynamics; radiation properties of x-ray and fluoroscopy equipment; and state laws regarding licensure. 
• State Lic. Radiology Techs 
• On call / Holiday --able to respond in 30 minutes. 
• Ability to: properly place monitoring devices on patients; use manual dexterity to properly position camera head; administer basic life support; properly position patients on tables; and utilize basic computer and data entry skills 
• Basic Life Support/CPR 

Preferred: 

• Associate’s degree from an accredited institution 
• Natl. Cert. Radiology Techs 

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. 

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application for Employment

It is the policy of all member hospitals and facilities of the LCMC Health System (Louisiana Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, University Medical Center New Orleans, New Orleans East Hospital, and West Jefferson Medical Center as well as its centers of health care and physician services, East Jefferson General Hospital, Woldenberg Village, Crescent City Physician Inc., and New Orleans Physician Services) to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected status in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant may qualify.

Instructions to Applicant

1. You must fully and accurately complete the Application for employment. Incomplete applications will not be considered. LCMC Health and its members may use the information given in the application to investigate the applicant's previous employment and background.

2. The Application for Employment will be considered inactive after 180 days. If you wish to be considered after that time, you must complete a new Application for Employment.

3. If you are hired, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.