CT TECH TRAINEE

About the role

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Contributes to the Hospital's mission to care, heal and to excel in serving our community while training in performing Computerized Tomography (CT) examinations under supervision while meeting ACR imaging standards and maintaining safety standards using state-of-the-art CT scanners, power injectors, PACS, and other related medical imaging equipment. This training CT technologist position will have an impact on quality, safety and patient experience.

Job Functions

• Greets, escorts, assesses, educates and identifies patients making the patients feel welcomed and comfortable.
• Performs safety and quality checks, including verifying exam orders.
• Completes CT examinations following established exam protocols established by CT Radiologist.
• Enters examinations correctly, ensuring accurate and informative documentation and appropriate charges are entered.
• Enters and stores images and data appropriately in PACS.
• Maintains departmental procedures for maintaining records and logs to monitor quality and safety in accordance with departmental policies.
• Cleans and maintains a safe work environment presenting the best possible impression of facilities and fostering our culture of safety.
• Helps become familiar with supply and equipment issues to ensure optimum operations, equipment quality and long-term equipment maintenance and life.
• Provides ambulatory assistance to patients as necessary.
• Communicates effectively with the healthcare team utilizing established handoff procedures.
• Communicates with respect and gives and accepts respectful feedback to enhance teamwork and the clinical training experience.
• Helps minimize preventable harm events and consistently executes the infection control protocols.
• Incorporates the Culture of Safety tools in daily practice, adhering to quality and safety guidelines and communicates near-miss or potential risks.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited program in Radiologic Technology.
• Experience: Prior work experience as a licensed Radiographer.
• Other Skills: Knowledge Required: For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team.
• LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS: Required: ARRT registered in Radiology, Massachusetts State license in Radiology.
• LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Basic Life Support.

Population Specific Requirements

Neonates, Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics.

Other Job Requirements

• Schedule requirements: Required to work Monday-Friday Day Shift under the direct supervision of a licensed CT Technologist for 40 hours for the 16 week duration of the Clinical Training Program.
• Reporting Relationships: Reports to CT Supervisor.
• Not responsible for supervising the work of others.

PROMISE COMMITMENT

When Patients Enter Winchester Hospital, They Are Entrusting Us With a Responsibility That Is Otherwise Normally Their Own - The Responsibility For Their Health, Well-being, And Often, Their Lives. To Honor That Trust, All Winchester Hospital Employees Are Expected To Demonstrate The PROMISE Behaviors Of Winchester Hospital In Every Encounter With Patients, Coworkers, And The Community.

COMPLIANCE COMMITMENT

Winchester Hospital maintains a Compliance Program to ensure that employees comply with all laws, regulations and Joint Commission and other licensure and accreditation standards that apply to our business. The Code of Business Conduct is a vital part of the Compliance Program. Employees must be familiar with the Compliance Program and Code of Business Conduct and must comply with their requirements, and the requirements of any other laws and regulations, policies and procedures affecting the performance of their job. If applicable, employees are expected to comply with standards of conduct outlined by the oversight organization(s) of their profession.

Physical And Mental Requirements/Conditions

• The employee needs to have the physical and mental abilities to perform the duties of the position listed above using the WE CARE behaviors.
• Requires working in an area in which there is exposure to radiation.

Pay Range

$44.65 - $66.35