Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Radiologic Technologist System Float

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  $52/hr  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Do you love the variety and excitement of travel work—but want to stay close to home in the Upper Valley? If putting down roots matters to you, but you’re still looking for new challenges and diverse clinical experiences, this opportunity offers the best of both worlds.

Join our System Staffing Office as a Radiologic Technologist (X-Ray Tech) and enjoy the flexibility of working across multiple clinical settings—without the need to leave the region. You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of patient populations, technologies, and care environments, all while maintaining the stability of a full-time, benefitted position. We are seeking candidates who can adapt to different vendors’ equipment, and just-in-time training will be provided as needed.

We’re seeking experienced Radiologic Technologists with at least 2 years of experience who are adaptable, curious, and energized by variety. Your ability to float allows you to earn premium pay while enjoying the stability and benefits of a full-time role—all while gaining the variety and diverse experiences of a travel technologist, without leaving your home region.

As a Radiologic Technologist System Float, you will float to Dartmouth Medical Hitchcock Center (a Level 1 Trauma Center) in Lebanon, and to at least four of our current D-H system hospitals below for deployments of 8 to 20 weeks:

    • Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH (required)
    • Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, NH
    • New London Hospital in New London, NH
    • Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon, NH
    • Mt Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, VT (VT licensure is required if this is a desired location)

The rate for this position is $52.00/hr. Schedules and shifts vary by location but may include days, evenings, nights, and weekends, as well as 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts with shift differentials offered for nights ($8.00/hr) and weekends ($6.00/hr). More details will be discussed during the interview.

The Radiologic Technologist performs radiologic procedures that require advanced technical skills and an understanding of complex requests from specialized clinics. This role works in many different areas, providing coverage for Outpatients, Portables, Emergency Room, OR, Fluoroscopy, and Neuroradiology. The Radiologic Technologist performs diagnostic radiologic exams and procedures independently.

Responsibilities

  • Operates the section’s imaging equipment while performing section procedures. Reviews medical record for patient history and pertinent clinical information. Transfers the patient to the imaging table, explains the procedure, and positions the patient according to protocol. Administers applicable contrast media as prescribed by the radiologist, orally, intravenously, via urethra, or rectum. Recognizes and responds to hypersensitivity or allergic reaction.
  • Selects proper exposure technique and follows protocol throughout exam
  • Reviews study for overall quality, illuminates any problems that were not part of the initial exam, and alerts the radiologist to further imaging instructions.
  • Performs radiologic procedures requiring advanced technical skills and understanding of complicated requests from specialized clinics.
  • Reviews studies for overall quality. Operates computers associated with imaging equipment used to produce, process, and optimize clinical data. Archive images onto appropriate media for the section involved.
  • Performs quality control procedures at the designated intervals on imaging and ancillary equipment to ensure compliance with Federal and Joint Commission standards of care.
  • Organizes daily work schedule and responds to emergencies.
  • Instructs medical staff and oversees student technologists in the unit’s operation, as necessary.
  • May be responsible for insertion of IVs, enema tips, or urologic catheter placement.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.
  • Qualifications

    • Licensed by the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy in the state of New Hampshire as a radiographer upon hire.
    • Radiologic Technologist - Radiography RT(R) from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) at hire.
    • BLS required at hire.
    • Must be able to perform duties independently with minimal supervision.
    • Must be proficient in the use of Radiology Information Systems (RIS), Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), Transport, and/or other computer systems unique to the specific imaging section.
    • Must be able and willing to work on-call, weekends, holidays, and variable shifts.
    • Licensed by the State of VT as a Radiologic Technologist upon hire.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • Medical Imaging/Rad Ther - NH (MIRT1001) OR Temp Medical Imaging/Rad Ther - NH (MIRT1065)
    • Radiation Therapist VT (MIRT1058) OR Radiation Tech VT (MIRT1048) OR Temp Rad Tech VT (MIRT1064)
    • Radiologic Technologist - Radiography (RT - R)
    • BLS required at hire.
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
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