Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.93 - $48.59 / hour.

Job Summary

Join our collegial‑spirited team at Burnaby Hospital as we build for the future of health care in Burnaby. The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi‑phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernized medical and surgical health care campus. Phase one is slated to open in spring 2025 and phase two in 2030.

- Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces
- Recent health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine and mental health patients
- New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces
- New acute care tower with 160 beds
- New medical imaging department
- New integrated BC Cancer Centre

Burnaby Hospital plays an essential role for those living in the community by delivering a wide range of health care services, including emergency medicine, intermediate‑level critical care, medical imaging, internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatric medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, palliative care, psychiatry, oncology, outpatient clinics, and an extensive surgery program with anesthesia, orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, urology and plastics specialties.

We are committed to staff wellness, planetary health, and have active working groups to support these initiatives. In addition, we value career advancement and offer professional development and education opportunities.

Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Supervisor, Radiological Technology and the Site Coordinator, Medical Imaging, the Radiological Technologist practices in accordance with professional standards and the vision and values of Fraser Health.



The Radiological Technologist performs diagnostic radiographic/fluoroscopic and medical imaging procedures and related duties, observing safe radiation protection practices. Duties include receiving requisitions, entering data into the Radiology Information System (RIS), preparing patients for examination, operating imaging equipment, processing radiographs, archiving data, monitoring patients, maintaining equipment performance, and maintaining cleanliness of examination rooms.

Responsibilities

1. Performs all general duty radiographic/fluoroscopic procedures consistently with established standards, procedures, radiation protection practices, and protocols. Works with radiologists, physicians, and other health care professionals.
2. Performs requested examinations observing departmental standards, routines, and radiation protection practices during the procedure by operating radiographic and computerized imaging equipment.
3. Completes procedures using appropriate equipment, labels permanent records, maintains and updates records in RIS/PACS, and checks resultant images for technical quality. Refers problems in image quality to the supervisor. Stores digital images appropriately.
4. Explains procedures and gives instructions to patients/clients. Answers questions that may arise.
5.



Ensures relevant clinical data is collected for the procedures requested by providing documentation of individualized patient care and recording history and clinical information. Maintains and updates records in the database accordingly.
6. Prepares contrast agents required for examinations by filling syringes and mixing barium solutions as required. Prepares tray set‑up for procedures, disposes items after the procedure according to hospital policy, and cleans instruments for return to Medical Device Reprocessing Department.
7. Monitors patient care and safety by ensuring procedures adhere to department standards and policies.
8. Provides input into quality improvement and risk management procedures and processes.
9. Cleans and tests equipment for status of imaging, viewing, processing, and image recording; performs quality control tests and minor adjustments and/or arranges for necessary repairs; cleans the technical area and maintains supplies.
10. Performs a variety of clerical duties including those related to patient demographics, histories, and data entry.
11. Participates in the instruction of employees and/or students by assisting with departmental orientations, in‑service presentations, demonstrating procedures, and answering questions.
12. Participates in approved research and special projects in collaboration with the supervisor and other health care professionals.
13. Participates in the departmental Continuous Quality Improvement/LEAN programs by using established monitoring and auditing methodologies to perform quality assurance checks such as patient/physician satisfaction or booking protocols.
14. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with health and safety require

📌 Radiological Technologist (Burnaby)
🏢 Fraser Health
📍 Burnaby