Travel Cardiac Cath Lab - $3,400+/Week - FlexStaff

FlexStaff • Danbury, CT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves operating auxiliary equipment, processing images, and maintaining and cleaning equipment. The position requires maintaining required documentation and performing various x-ray exams according to established standards and procedures. The technologist will prepare patients for exams, explain procedures in layman's terms, and ensure consent forms are obtained. Key responsibilities include positioning patients, adjusting x-ray equipment, monitoring patient conditions, recognizing and reporting abnormalities, and operating equipment for image transfer and archival. Processing and maintaining exposed images, labeling films, and ensuring proper marking and identification are also crucial. The role includes performing related duties as required.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved Radiologic Technology program, required.
• New York State and/or Connecticut Department of Health licensure as a Radiologic Technologist, required.
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration, required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience performing radiologic exams, required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient for exam, relieves patient of pre-testing anxiety, translates examination into layman terms based on professional knowledge, and ensures consent form for procedure is obtained if necessary.
• Performs various x-ray exams according to established standards, procedures and procedures of the division. Positions patient for taking of radiographs according to the departmental standard operating procedures. Arranges, attaches, or adjusts immobilization and supportive devices for patients. Adjusts the x-ray equipment and operates controls to obtain correct exposure.
• Monitors patient’s condition in accordance with technical and safety standards. Recognizes and promptly reports patient’s motor abnormalities; including, fainting, discoloration, contrast reactions etc., to the Radiologist. Keys in Patient history data and other pertinent information obtained from requisition. Monitor’s patient’s condition during the procedure. Operates equipment for transferring computed images to film and archival of disc memory to tape.
• Processes and maintains exposed images. Labels film for identification and maintains required records. Utilizes film markers and ensures images are properly marked as the “right” or “left” side. Ensures images are legibly labeled with correct date and patient identification. Enters the exam onto the daily log sheet as needed. Properly completes the correct tracking steps for each examination.
• Performs related duties, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees