CT/XRay Tech

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Current ARRT in Radiography OR Current ARDMS in one category (Abd or OB/GYN)
• •BLS certification required within 45 days of start
• •Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years
• •Must be able to perform all diagnostic exams as related to assigned modality
• •Must be willing to able to take call and report to work within 20 minutes
• •Must be willing to learn other imaging modalities as Manager sees fit
• •Must be able to perform duties in two fields of imaging and willing to work outside of modality, i.e., Ultrasound, MRI, CT, Mammography
• •Must maintain competency in ancillary modality
• •Must be willing to learn other imaging modalities as Manager sees fit
• •Must be able to perform venipuncture
• •Must be able to perform quench procedure
• •Must be able to perform invasive procedures
• •Must be able to set up and run automatic injector
• •Must be competent in sterile technique
• •Must be able to alter routine protocols to provide quality care to pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients
• •Must be able to change contrast levels per age group
• •Must be able to consult with referring physicians regarding imaging procedures
• •Must be able to assist in supply inventory and ordering
• •Must be able to detect, observe and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, or upward through the chain of command, the Compliance Officer or hospital hotline
• •Must be able to work with patients/employees of all cultural and religious backgrounds
• •Must be able to assume responsibility of department in absence of supervisor
• •Must be able to rotate shifts as required
• •Must be able to perform breast needle localization
• •Must be able to perform Specimen radiography
• •Must be able to perform Quality control
• •Must be able to perform Screening
• •Must be able to perform Diagnostic
• •Must be able to perform Stereotactic breast biopsy
• •Must be able to perform all requested exams for diagnostic interpretation by a radiologist
• •Must be able to perform care of transducers
• •Must be able to perform paperwork that accompanies procedure
• •Must be able to perform assistance with ultrasound invasive procedures
• •Must be able to participate in the preparation of policy and procedure in this area
• •Must be able to perform MRI procedures or to improvise with new studies
• •Must be able to perform care of coils
• •Must be able to perform paperwork that accompanies procedures
• •Must be able to perform care of equipment in this area
• •Must be able to perform record maintenance
• •Must be able to perform Assist with invasive procedures
• •Must be able to perform Daily/Weekly QC
• •Must be able to Review, edit, correct, and validate PACS to ensure accurate patient procedure image labeling
• •Must be able to Ensure flow of work is organized and efficient
• •Must be able to Assign daily staffing schedule
• •Must be able to Respond to staff concerns promptly
• •Must be able to Works to identify and solve operational problems
• •Must be able to Assist in hiring staff
• •Must be able to Coordinate new staff orientation
• •Must be able to Serve as an expert resource for staff
• •Must be able to Attend department/organizational meetings, in-services, and disaster drills

Desired Qualifications

• •Active part of policy and procedure preparation in this area
• •Consult with referring physicians
• •Care of Trophon station
• •Assists with all efforts to obtain accreditations
• •Actively pursues education in a changing field
• •Strive towards the goal of venipuncture
• •Follow standard precautions procedure
• •Active part in the preparation of procedure in this area
• •Familiar with contraindications of contract
• •Competent in tele-radiology transmission
• •Continue to seek a higher level of education with RDMS certification (Abd, OB/GYN, RVT, RDCS)
• •Pursue continuing education to fulfill radiology and/or RDMS requirements
• •Responsible for care of transducers
• •Responsible for neatness of work area
• •Responsible for paperwork that accompanies procedure
• •Responsible for care of equipment in this area
• •Responsible for record maintenance
• •Active part of policy and procedure preparation in this area
• •Converse with referring physicians regarding imaging procedures
• •Able to perform venipuncture
• •Magnet safety/ patient and staff
• •Able to perform quench procedure
• •Cleaning area
• •Processor care
• •Daily/Weekly QC
• •Work in conjunction with Imaging Manager and Director
• •Support development and achievement of organizational goals and objectives
• •Review, edit, correct, and validate PACS to ensure accurate patient procedure image labeling
• •Ensure flow of work is organized and efficient
• •Assign daily staffing schedule
• •Respond to staff concerns promptly
• •Works to identify and solve operational problems
• •Assist in hiring staff
• •Coordinate new staff orientation
• •Serve as an expert resource for staff
• •Staff need to feel comfortable going to the lead as a resource for clinical or technical questions, patient or customer concerns, and process questions
• •Attends department/organizational meetings, in-services, and disaster drills
• •Actively pursues five CEU's Mammography credits per year documented per ACR/FDA requirements and kept in Radiology
• •Performs 100 mammograms per year documented per ACR/FDA requirements and kept in Radiology
• •Perform the following: Breast needle localization
• •Perform Specimen radiography
• •Perform Quality control
• •Perform Screening
• •Perform Diagnostic
• •Perform Stereotactic breast biopsy
• •Perform all requested exams for diagnostic interpretation by a radiologist
• •Continue to seek a higher level of education with RDMS certification (Abd, OB/GYN, RVT, RDCS)
• •Pursue continuing education to fulfill radiology and/or RDMS requirements
• •Responsible for care of transducers
• •Responsible for neatness of work area
• •Responsible for paperwork that accompanies procedure
• •Assistance with ultrasound invasive procedures
• •Participate in the preparation of policy and procedure in this area
• •Consult with referring physicians
• •Care of Trophon station
• •Assists with all efforts to obtain accreditations
• •Actively pursues education in a changing field
• •Strive towards the goal of venipuncture
• •Follow standard precautions procedure
• •Active part in the preparation of procedure in this area
• •Familiar with contraindications of contract
• •Competent in tele-radiology transmission
• •Technically able to perform all requested procedures or to improvise with new studies
• •Responsible for care of coils
• •Responsible for paperwork that accompanies procedures
• •Active part of policy and procedure preparation in this area
• •Converse with referring physicians regarding imaging procedures
• •Able to perform venipuncture
• •Magnet safety/ patient and staff
• •Able to perform quench procedure
• •Cleaning area
• •Processor care
• •Daily/Weekly QC
• •Responsible for record maintenance
• •Assist with invasive procedures and knowledge of these procedures
• •Active part in the preparation of procedure in this area
• •Consult with referring physicians
• •Strive towards the goal of venipuncture
• •Follow standard precautions procedure
• •Alter routine protocols to provide quality care to pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients
• •Change contrast levels per age group
• •Set up and run automatic injector
• •Familiar with contraindications of contract
• •Competent in tele-radiology transmission
• •Competent in sterile technique
• •Actively assist in supply inventory and ordering
• •Daily/Weekly QC
• •Work in conjunction with Imaging Manager and Director
• •Support development and achievement of organizational goals and objectives
• •Review, edit, correct, and validate PACS to ensure accurate patient procedure image labeling
• •Ensure flow of work is organized and efficient
• •Assign daily staffing schedule
• •Respond to staff concerns promptly
• •Works to identify and solve operational problems
• •Assist in hiring staff
• •Coordinate new staff orientation
• •Serve as an expert resource for staff
• •Staff need to feel comfortable going to the lead as a resource for clinical or technical questions, patient or customer concerns, and process questions
• •Attends department/organizational meetings, in-services, and disaster drills