Wellstar Extended Assignment Travel Team - CT Technologist Reg

Patient Care

• Verifies proper clinician order for procedure.
• Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions.
• Fulfills other technologist requests.
• Ensures that all studies have proper patient identification and right and left marker are utilized appropriately.
• Reviews CT/radiographic images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients.
• Responds to emergency situations and provides for the restocking of the crash cart and maintenance of life support equipment.
• Absorbs patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary so that no patient condition deteriorates.
• Verifies correct identity of patient using 2 unique identifiers prior to performing a procedure per hospital policy and procedure.
• Maintains patients dignity throughout the exam/procedure.
• Demonstrates competence in the determination and application of appropriate procedures, equipment, supplies and techniques based on the age of patients.
• Organizes schedule, time and priorities so that required activities are accomplished within designated time frames.
• Follows physicians instructions when assisting with procedures and exams.
• Demonstrates proficiency with loading and operating power injection.
• Uses critical thinking skills.
• Dialogs with patient/family.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Ensures that equipment is fully operational prior to each use, by checking for proper calibration and operating deficiencies.
• Sends all studies to PACS immediately after completion, prints CDs as needed.
• Sends studies that have been reported after hours by teleradiography to PACS, if applicable.
• Completes all studies in RIS before completing in PACS.
• Prints completed log sheet from teleradiography and submits to Radiologist, if applicable.
• Restocks linens and supplies, and maintains the department in clean and orderly condition.
• Transports patients, positions patients, and helps them on and off procedure table.
• Performs patient charging activities on the day the service is rendered.
• Applies shielding, supportive and immobilization devices and equipment.
• Willingly lends knowledge and assistance to others upon request as needed and routinely as time is available, without prompting, so that all working time is used for departmental advantage.
• Performs routine duties of clerical and support personnel in accordance with procedure when warranted to ensure continuity and quality of services.
• Keeps supervisor informed on all responsibilities on an ongoing basis, ensuring prompt notification in the event of problems or potential problems.
• Maintains an individual productivity rate equal to other co-workers.
• Ability to operate all work stations associated with the CT department.
• Ability to push / retrieve images from the CT console to PACS.
• Maintains Joint Commission standards and any other regulatory agency standards.
• Takes call when necessary.

Quality Control

• Consistently produces acceptable images, as evidenced by radiologist feedback and quality audits.

Required Minimum Education

• Graduate of AMA approved School of Radiology Technology

Required Minimum License(s) And Certification(s)

• BLS - Instructor
• ARRT Radiography
• ARRT Computed Tomography

Additional License(s) And Certification(s)

• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

Required Minimum Experience

• Minimum 1 Year Experience In Radiology
• Minimum 1 Year Experience In CT is Preferred