Radiology Technician – Qatar
Job Description
<strong>Company Description</strong><p><br></p>Iqarus has a proud history, extending over 40 years, of delivering fully-integrated healthcare solutions in complex and demanding operating environments. We operate across the medical spectrum from primary care and occupational health, to advanced pre-hospital trauma care, through to full scale laboratory, radiological, diagnostic and surgical capabilities. Our approach projects the highest standards of clinical care into the environments in which we operate, through a combination of local knowledge, multinational medical staff, integrated global clinical governance, training and medical supply. Our highly-skilled operational teams deliver frontline and preventative services to mitigate health risk and help organisations keep their workforces safe, healthy, resilient and productive. By increasing the quality, simplicity and efficiency of health delivery we enhance our clients’ return on investment in health and in many instances, help elevate social and/or humanitarian objectives too. Our clients include multinationals and SMEs, governments, non-governmental organisations, supra-nationals, and non-governmental organisations.<p><br></p><strong>Job Description</strong><p><br></p><strong>Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedure manuals related to delivery of safe, efficient, quality imaging services aligned with organizational philosophies, objectives, mission and accreditation and contract compliance. </li><li>Represents imaging department for long range planning; monitors, audits, and evaluates the quality of services provided. Ensures consistent applications of policies and standards. </li><li>Identifies staffing needs adjusting for clinical volume rates. </li><li>Defines position competencies for the imaging modalities; provide staff training. Ensures effective utilization of staff and departmental resources. Ensures staff participation in all fire safety, infection control and other mandatory training. </li><li>Ensures open lines of communication are maintained among employees, physicians, peers, and others. </li><li>Advises Deputy Project Manager and Chief Medical Officer on problems related to collaborative service efforts and provide appropriate plan for resolution. </li><li>Actively attends and participates on essential committees of the medical department. Participates and promotes continuous quality improvement and management programs implementing and communicating corrective action plans and interventions. </li><li>Assesses and communicates departmental need for equipment and supplies; oversees equipment acquisition and maintenance requirments. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Operational responsibilities:</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Coordinates patient scheduling plans with front desk, physician/nursing staff; coordinate and schedule patients for treatment; assess patient, use proper patient positioning to obtain optimal images. </li><li>Evaluates previous studies for comparison. </li><li>Manages process and performs technical phases of radiographic procedures, including portable and operating room. </li><li>Manages and performs abdomen, Ob/Gyn, small parts, and vascular ultrasound procedures; documents findings in a technologist report. </li><li>Performs procedures while taking precautions against unsafe exposure to patient, self or others; ensures all exposures are required. Identifies and promptly addresses unsafe practices and other safety issues in the department. Ensures all appropriate PPE is available. </li><li>Develops digital images, creates, updates and maintains patient data files; ensure transmission of images to consultant radiologists and manages diagnostic evaluation reports. </li><li>Provides written and verbal reports to physicians recognizing cases requiring immediate attention. </li><li>Interfaces with clinic staff, technical support for regular software upgrades, maintenance and troubleshooting. </li><li>Responsible for imaging patient records; creates and maintains files, audits files for completion, legibility and appropriate charging. </li><li>Prepares and submits monthly and weelky reports in accordance with schedules and deadlines. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Job Skills & Knowledge Requirements:</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Provides after-hours on-call response to emergency calls requiring imaging skills. </li><li>Capable of functioning independently and proven ability in exercising independent judgment. </li><li>Requires administration/management experience including planning and development. </li><li>Other skills include consultation skills, excellent verbal and written communication abilities, public speaking skills, proficiency with computer system. </li><li>Must be familiar with all standard radiographic procedures including portable and operating room. </li><li>Possesses technical ability to obtain optimal images. </li></ul> Qualifications<p><br></p><strong>Experience Required: </strong><p><br></p><strong>Minimum 5 Years Recent Imaging Practical Experience.</strong><p><br></p>Maintain continuing education activities.<p><br></p>Experience with digital acquisition and transmission of images desired.<p><br></p><strong>Education Required:</strong><p><br></p>Must be certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or home country equivalent.<p><br></p>Experience as a sonographer is highly desirable.<p><br></p>Additional Information<p><br></p>Accomodation, Transport, Visa and Medical Insurance will be provided.
