CT Technologist II - Per Diem
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This position offers top market rates (recent market adjustment) and shift differential. Job Summary: The CT Tech II is under supervision of the Senior CT Management Team, performs specific and specialized duties pertaining to the CT scanner, which require use of independent judgment, initiative, and specialized knowledge of computerized axial tomography systems. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: Prepares and positions patients for CT of various parts of the body and includes setting up equipment and patient in relation to each other to provide best demonstration of body part under study. Enters instructions into terminal for scan procedures. Monitors scan performance to ensure accuracy and completeness of data output. Makes necessary adjustments when judged to be necessary. Evaluates results of scanning procedure for quality of results and completeness, and manipulates control to display image to physician. Using terminal, can select several image display options. Provides research support to radiologists, performing research studies. Performs Quality Assurance tests on equipment. Responds to patient's physical and psychological needs. Explains all procedures in a clear and concise manner without causing unnecessary anxiety. Uses Proper Hand Hygiene before and after patient contact. Observes patient's condition and reports any change to nurse or physician. Maintains accurate and complete records relative to procedure performed. Maintains statistics relative to CT scanning as required by D.P.H. and make appropriate entries into computer. Ensures exam is networked to appropriate locations (PACS, AW or Vitrea workstations). Verifies exam was successfully sent to networked location. Maintains Daily Room Check list, Code Cart Compliance checks and monthly inventory checks for expired products. Reports all incidents affecting Patient Care in the CCC on line incident reporting system. Edits computer entries for correctness of description, charges for billing, usage of contrast and reactions, and enters correct time in and time out of the patient scan time.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Radiologic Technology required.
- License MA Rad Tech-Compted Tomography required., or Registration Rdgrphy Nuc_Med Cmputd_Tmgrphy required., and Certificate 1 American Registry of Rad Tech required., and Certificate 2 Basic Life Support required.
- 1-3 years related work experience required.
- New hires will have 30 days to provide BLS certification. Certification has to be with the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and positions patients for CT of various parts of the body
- Enters instructions into terminal for scan procedures
- Monitors scan performance to ensure accuracy and completeness of data output
- Evaluates results of scanning procedure for quality of results and completeness, and manipulates control to display image to physician
- Provides research support to radiologists, performing research studies
- Performs Quality Assurance tests on equipment
- Responds to patient's physical and psychological needs
- Explains all procedures in a clear and concise manner without causing unnecessary anxiety
- Uses Proper Hand Hygiene before and after patient contact
- Observes patient's condition and reports any change to nurse or physician
- Maintains accurate and complete records relative to procedure performed
- Maintains statistics relative to CT scanning as required by D.P.H. and make appropriate entries into computer
- Ensures exam is networked to appropriate locations (PACS, AW or Vitrea workstations)
- Verifies exam was successfully sent to networked location
- Maintains Daily Room Check list, Code Cart Compliance checks and monthly inventory checks for expired products
- Reports all incidents affecting Patient Care in the CCC on line incident reporting system
- Edits computer entries for correctness of description, charges for billing, usage of contrast and reactions, and enters correct time in and time out of the patient scan time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
