Per Diem CT Tech

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. Located in Chestnut Hill, this off-site outpatient Radiology department is situated within a multi-disciplinary medical office building and offers convenient free parking. The site supports a wide range of services, including Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, Urgent Care, OB/GYN, Primary Care, and other medical specialties, while also serving BIDMC patients requiring scheduled imaging. The Radiology department is equipped with advanced technology and provides comprehensive imaging services, including Screening Mammography, General Diagnostic imaging, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, and CT scanning.

The CT Technologist 2 is under supervision of the Senior CT Management Team and 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.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and positions patients for CT of various parts of the body, including 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 necessary.
• Evaluates results of scanning procedure for quality and completeness, and manipulates control to display image to physician.
• Selects several image display options using terminal.
• 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 makes appropriate entries into computer.
• Ensures exam is networked to appropriate locations (PACS, AW or Vitrea workstations) and verifies successful transmission.
• Maintains Daily Room Checklist, Code Cart Compliance checks, and monthly inventory checks for expired products.
• Reports all incidents affecting patient care in the CCC online 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-Computed Tomography required, or Registration Rdgrphy Nuc_Med Cmputd_Tmgrphy required.
• Certificate 1: American Registry of Rad Tech required.
• Certificate 2: Basic Life Support (BLS) required; new hires have 30 days to provide BLS certification (must be with the American Heart Association).
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access).

Competencies

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions guided by precedents, policies, and objectives; regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address highly varied, complex, and non-recurring problems using staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques.
• Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determine how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines; manager/director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
• Knowledge: Full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures, and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve operations by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service in a professional, respectful manner using active listening and problem-solving; remains calm in stressful situations.
• Age-Based Competencies: Competent to provide patient care to young adults (16-30 years), middle-aged (30-60 years), and elderly (60+ years).

Physical Demands

Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force continually. Employee is physically active in all elements of the job.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $49.00 - $72.81 per hour. Actual compensation is determined based on factors such as seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, and other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable.