Imaging Care Technician

Trinity Health•Ann Arbor, MI

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Imaging Care Technician (ICT) works under the direction of a technologist or radiologist and provides direct patient care while considering patients’ age-specific, developmental, cultural, and spiritual needs. The ICT demonstrates department-designated competencies and helps establish and maintain a clean, safe environment conducive to patient and family wellbeing, including relationship-centered care. This position is in the CT department at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. The shift is rotating, and the posting lists contingent, full-time, and part-time status.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Six months of previous related experience in patient care delivery.
Successful completion of formal department orientation to meet the job’s quality and productivity standards.
Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with patients, families, and other employees.
Ability to follow instructions and record patient information.
Ability to prioritize assigned tasks and organize work.
Ability to walk and stand for 90% of the shift.
Ability to lift, turn, and position patients.
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to details for over 90% of the time.
Ability to work in an area with potential exposure to infectious agents and/or contaminants.

Responsibilities

Prepare the examination room and assist patients with transfers to and from the modality table and with discharge.
Orient patients and families to waiting and changing areas.
Prepare patients for examinations.
Verify the patient’s name, date of birth, medical record number, and examination to be performed.
Obtain relevant information from the patient chart, including admitting assessment or diagnosis, allergies, and medications.
Perform modality-specific patient interviews and delegated tasks, such as pre-MRI screening, contrast and patient-history forms, and discontinuing peripheral intravenous lines.
Collect, label, and send or transport specimens to the laboratory.
Perform modality-specific activities such as venipuncture, obtaining blood specimens, starting and discontinuing IV lines (excluding regulating drip rates), routine oxygen therapy, and pulse oximetry.
Gather post-procedure data such as peripheral pulses, vital signs, hematoma presence, and circulation checks.
Perform patient-care functions using PACS, RIS, and the hospital order-entry system.
Record patient information and required data in appropriate areas.
Transport patients as needed.
Clean and maintain equipment according to procedures.
Attend annual BLS certification.