Allied Health Technical Specialist, Radiation Protective Apparel (rpa)testing Service

Allied Health Technical Specialist, Radiation Protective Apparel (RPA) Testing Service

Coordinates and conducts radiographic quality control (QC) testing of radiation protective apparel (e.g., aprons, skirts, vests, thyroid shields, and gonadal shields) on an acceptance and annual basis, throughout Michigan Medicine. Maintains an up-to-date central database with radiation protective apparel inventory and testing results. Serves as a resource across the organization on radiation protective apparel options, safety, and testing.

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Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day. 2:1 Match on retirement savings.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains up-to-date inventory database of all RPA within Michigan Medicine.
• Works with inventory database developer to ensure database functions as expected. May participate in database update discussions and provide input.
• Gains access to the inventory database for new users and provides training on how to use the database.
• Performs initial acceptance testing of all new RPA brought into Michigan Medicine and enters those items into the inventory database before those items go out into service.
• Works with vendor to return RPA that does not pass initial acceptance testing.
• Monitors the inventory database for annual RPA radiographic QC testing due dates and provides testing status reports to leadership.
• Coordinates, conducts, and records the results of annual RPA radiographic QC testing.
• Partners with the Diagnostic Medical Physicists group to establish QC standards for acceptance and annual RPA radiographic testing (i.e., what constitutes a pass or fail during testing).
• Notifies owner and disposes of any RPA that fails annual radiographic QC testing.
• Assists with the development of policies, procedures, and guidelines regarding RPA testing and safety.
• Serves as a resource across Michigan Medicine to provide education on RPA safety and testing. This includes creating educational materials and leading educational in-services.
• Trains others on how to perform radiographic QC testing of RPA.
• Participates in discussions for RPA vendor contracts.
• Requires travel to other sites for RPA testing.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an allied health discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Reasonable experience in healthcare.
• Reasonable experience in a specialty lab may be required.
• Computer skills (e.g., working knowledge of Word, Excel, and/or database software).
• The ability to work independently for some tasks as well as the ability to work as part of a team for others.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a diagnostic radiologic technologist.
• Experience using radiation measuring equipment.
• Experience operating fluoroscopic x-ray equipment.
• Advanced data analysis skills.

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week. Variable days with rotating weekends. Primarily afternoons. Potential opportunity for 4x10 shifts.

Work Locations: University Hospital

Modes of Work: Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment.

Union Affiliation: This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening: Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline: Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.