Imaging Technologist-Educ/Quality Assur
UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP
18278 (SEIU LOCAL 925 HCP/LT)
BASIC FUNCTION
Establish and maintain quality assurance and/or education programs to ensure imaging and recording systems function accurately, consistently, and safely to produce quality diagnostic images and/or to ensure sufficient clinical training and inservice education in imaging technology.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Under general direction, establish and maintain quality assurance program for all imaging technology services and/or student clinical and inservice education programs.
TYPICAL WORK
Coordinate the quality assurance program for all divisions; participate in hospital-wide quality assurance activities;
Teach quality assurance and documentation procedure;
Develop curricula for and conduct inservice education programs; consult with management, technical, and medical staff to develop goals and objectives of inservice education; submit inservice education programs to the national registry organization for evaluation; schedule and publicize inservice programs; maintain inservice education records; coordinate student clinical education program; direct and evaluate student performance in clinic; maintain student clinical records;
Monitor monthly indicators on selected criteria for each area of the department; analyze and evaluate data collected from the indicators and from risk management reports; identify and report trends;
Contribute to the development of departmental policies and procedures related to quality assurance and to clinical and continuing education including membership in professional organizations; maintain the departmental policy and procedure manual ensuring compliance with JCAHO standards and hospital policy;
Maintain and update department library;
Process incident/accident/quality improvement report forms;
Coordinate orientation of students and staff;
Monitor radiology film badge readings; collect and distribute badges;
File and distribute reports;
May assist in technique standardization projects and/or quality assurance program;
May conduct, analyze and report on staff and customer satisfaction surveys;
Perform related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Satisfactory completion of formal radiologic technology training in an AMA-approved school AND registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) AND three years of experience as an Imaging Technologist II, or equivalent
OR
equivalent education/experience.
Legal Requirement
Certified by the State of Washington as a Radiologic Technologist.
CLASSIFICATION HISTORY
01/19/2001: New Class
06/01/2005: CSR Class Conversion
09/16/2010: New to SEIU 925 Medical/Laboratory Tech