Sr. ESWL Specialist

Sr. ESWL Specialist

Requirements

• College graduate
• Completion of an AMA (American Medical Association) approved school of Radiologic technologist training program
• Registration with and in good standing with the ARRT (current ARRT license)
• Appropriate state(s) licenses as required by law and operational needs (California Fluoro license is required for California residents)
• Maintain and provide evidence of current CPR certification issued by American Heart Association (CPR training will be provided if needed)
• Annual TB screening required
• Maintain and complete current HIPAA training and requirements
• Complete and maintaining current company regulatory courses
• Must meet USDOT Driver requirements and must have a safe driving record (training will be provided if needed)

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains good business relationships with various physicians and hospital staff.
• Ensures safety of the patient before, during and after the procedure.
• Interfaces regularly with the Scheduling Department to ensure smooth case load schedules.
• Demonstrates competence in assisting the Urologist in the identification of calculi and accurately positioning each individual patient and selecting proper technical factors of each during the lithotripsy procedure.
• Responsible for optimum radiographic equipment function and keeping patient exposures to a minimum without interfering with optimal treatment.
• Confirms patient information entered into unit logs is complete and accurate and ensures all procedures performed are properly charged and recorded prior to being sent to the main office.
• Maintains Daily Treatment Records.
• Regularly checks equipment to ensure it is maintained in proper working condition and promptly reports any problems to the Director of Operations.
• Assists in the scheduling of equipment, and truck maintenance as required either as an individual or with team members.
• Follows all company-related policies in relation to set-up/breakdown of equipment at the beginning and end of each case.
• Loads, unloads, and transfers the Lithotripter, corresponding components, and any necessary supplies from the transport vehicle to and from the designated procedure area if applicable.
• Assists in developing the skills of other staff members and cross-trains in other ancillary areas such as performing the duties of a Laser Technician as requested by the Director of Operations.
• Fully understands and adheres to hospital emergency, safety, infection control and other hospital policies and procedures.
• Performs other work related duties as required and assigned.
• Works independently and with minimal supervision.
• Travels inside or outside of assigned geography or region as needed; overnight travel required as needed.
• Processes vehicle USDOT Forms and Logs, equipment logs and time cards are processed accurately and on time.
• Checks voicemails and e-mails daily and frequently throughout the day, as per company policy to ensure timely communication.
• Keeps abreast of trends in ESWL/Lithotripsy technology and related techniques.
• Maintains certification as required through continued education.
• Attends meetings and in-services.
• Takes surgical cases as scheduled and take equal share of on-call, both weekend and weekday.
• Processes all paperwork (i.e. Worker Orders, Purchase Orders, and Inventory) in a timely and accurate manner.
• Obtains facility Purchase Orders.
• Closes cases in the scheduling system daily.
• Reports to work on time and on a regular basis. All technicians are required to be at their assigned customer location at least one hour prior to the start of any scheduled procedure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be flexible, able to travel, cover some weekends and holidays, and ok with driving long distances.