Cat Scan Technician

Job Title: CAT Scan Technician (CT Tech) Pay Rate: $63-$67 Per Hour

Location: Pompton Plains, NJ, Schedule: Days; 13 Weeks; 40/hr. (08*5) 11a-7p M -F / No call, No weekends. Job Duties:

-The CT technologist will demonstrate professionalism and service excellence when performing the following tasks.
-Obtains necessary medical, surgical, and radiological supplies for specific procedures according to established protocols.
-Maintains sterility of field and instruments.
-Correctly prepares requisitions.
Communicate with the patient and family before, during, and after the procedure to alleviate anxiety while maintaining the patient's privacy and dignity.
-The technologist will adhere to all HIPAA regulations and respect the patient's privacy.
-Verifies patient identification according to the AHS policy.
-Observe the patient’s condition before and after contrast injections and report any sudden change to the nursing staff and Radiologist.
-Ensures availability of medical records, previous reports, labs, and history of the patient.
-Can begin emergency response in case of complication.
-Maintains adequate linen supplies in each scanning room.
-Maintains adequate contrast media and biopsy/drainage supplies in each scanning room.
-Adheres to room assignments (CT 1,2 and 3). -
Assists in maintaining CT storeroom, and outside inventory.
-Participates in daily inventory and stocking of supplies.
-Notifies Lead of expired or soon-to-expire equipment or medications.
-Cleans and inventories supplies.
-Participates in the routine cleaning of the CT gantry, table, and peripheral equipment after each use.
-The point staff will perform the following tasks while displaying involvement in patient care, professionalism, and respect for other staff and patients: When assigned as Point, triages procedures according to the daily schedule Ensures timely coordination of all emergency and unscheduled procedure requests.
-Assign staff to ensure efficient workflow while maintaining an environment of patient safety.
-Maintains workflow within the section to coordinate emergent and unscheduled procedure requests within the schedule.
Communicate with all departments and floors with rregardto patient status.
Ensures immediate patient transport popost-procedure-Assists in performing routine procedures.
-Assesses the patient's ability to tolerate contrast.
-Screens for allergies/medication incompatibilities.
-Cleans CT Unit and room after each use. -Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of the working area.
-Notifies the Coordinator or Lead of equipment malfunctions.
-Maintains QA/QC requirements for daily, monthly & ACR specifications.
-Recognizes unusual conditions in equipment operation.
-Alerts appropriate personnel of equipment malfunctions.
-Adheres to venipuncture and power injector protocols.

-When doing cases that require immediate results such as Code Grey, Trauma, and Partial Trauma the images will be acquired, processed, sent, and verified/completed in the PACS / RIS system per established protocol(Immediately after acquisition for Code Grey).
-The CT technologist will notify the radiologist as Code Grey images are being sent and follow with any processed data afterward.
-All staff should notify the radiologist of ANY unusual finding to provide the optimum care for the patient.

Skills:

Required Certifications & Licensure: -ARRT RT (R) -ARRT RT (CT) -NJDEP – New Jersey State X-Ray License. -BLS Certification.

Required Education: HS diploma/GED -Completion of a Radiographer Technical training program from a School of Radiography or College Radiography program.