Cat Scan Technician

Lifepoint Health • Roaring Spring, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is a 45-bed hospital that has served rural and suburban populations in Roaring Spring, Altoona, and parts of Blair, Bedford, and Huntingdon counties for 121 years. With a state-of-the art cardiac catheterization lab, Conemaugh Nason offers a range of inpatient and outpatient cardiac services close to home. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency care as an accredited chest pain center, and offers comprehensive outpatient, imaging, diagnostic, and specialty services. As a LifePoint Health National Quality Leader, hospital personnel are leading the way among peers by delivering the highest quality of care for patients.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology accepted by the (ARRT) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
• ARRT Registered or registry eligible and registered in 2 months.

Nice To Haves

• CT registered or if working, CT registered within one year.

Responsibilities

• Positions, transfers, and properly immobilizes radiology patients as required.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Provides radiation protection in accordance with prescribed safety standards.
• Ten percent of time responsible for student supervision, assignments, and evaluations.
• Follows safety procedures and guidelines and reports unsafe practices or conditions.
• Applies technical knowledge and skills necessary to maintain procedural quality standards.
• Maintains effective and efficient use of reagents, chemicals, and supplies.
• Provides accurate training to employees having less experience.
• Reviews patient orders making sure that appropriate studies are ordered and performed in accordance with insurance specifications and diagnosis.
• Responds to inquiries regarding CT scans, procedures, and processes.
• Prepares patient for intravenous contrast by inserting angiocaths.
• Assists radiologist during CT scans as needed.
• Prepares room and patients for procedures as needed.
• Performs all computerized axial tomographic examinations as well as image manipulation and post processing functions & implement software capabilities required by the radiologist/departmental policy/protocol and includes instructing patients and selecting techniques and protocols.
• Skillfully operates the computed tomography unit including hardware and software to assure optimal scanning results.
• Maximizes equipment utilization warm-up and shut down procedures. Provide proper documentation.
• Performs filming, reconstruction of proper images and studies requiring 3-D imaging.
• Makes CDs when necessary.
• Assists in development of protocols and changing them per company protocol changes.
• TeraRecon on all CTA exams.
• Performs/supports process for ACR accreditation by performing proper testing and submitting test results.
• Performs routine procedures done on the PACS.
• Performs daily quality control on the CT scan.
• Assists with coordinating PM and other service on equipment.
• Reports any problems to service engineer as needed.
• Follows all safety procedures and guidelines, including but not limited to radiation safety, and reports unsafe practices and conditions.
• Consistently and appropriately follows Universal Precautions.
• Maintains adequate supplies.
• Ensures store orders are completed weekly allowing for medical supplies to be adequately stocked.
• Maintains professional skills and provides age-specific needs to patients of all ages (neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, and geriatrics).
• Participates in ongoing education that includes annual training, including Image Gently ® and Image Wisely ® campaigns.
• Performs duties associated with the EMR/Radiant.
• Performa as part of the trauma/stroke/and ACT alert teams.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Maintains appropriate commitment to the department schedule in terms of attendance and hours of work.
• Performs all calibrations, quality control, instrument function verification and minor troubleshooting according to section's procedure manual.
• Recognizes, confirms and/or verifies test results that are unusual and verifies failures as described in the procedure manuals.
• Courteous and professional interaction with our patients, physicians, nurses and other hospital personnel using our high five guiding principles.
• Must identify patients using at least two patient identifiers.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding patient/employee information.
• Provide appropriate care to patients of all ages (neonates to geriatrics).
• Completes annual Radiation and MRI Safety.
• Assists in performing first aid and CPR.
• Perform Registration duties, attend training updates.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage— tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree