Travel CT Tech - in Smyrna, GA

Position: Travel CT Tech - $1,113 per week in Smyrna, GA
CT Tech

Location:

Smyrna, GA

Agency:  Cynet Health

Pay:  $1,113 per week

Shift Information:  Days - 10 hours

Contract Duration:  13 Weeks

Start Date:

ASAP

About the Position

Job Title:

CT Tech
Profession:
Imaging
Specialty:
Imaging
Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Day
Hours per

Shift: Sat & Sun 7am-5:30pm

Experience:

Minimum 1 year experience in Radiology;
Less than 1 year experience in CT preferred
License: ARRT Radiography

Certifications:

ARRT Computed Tomography, Basic Life Support or equivalent

Must-Have:
Must exhibit excellent communication skills because this position requires frequent verbal and written communications with physicians, patients, visitors, departmental staff, and nursing staff.
The employee obtains, presents, and discusses clinical information regarding job responsibilities on a routine basis.
Candidate must be able to explain or give directions to maintain goodwill and obtain cooperation with all contacts.
Must possess the ability to function independently and under pressure while still actively participating in a team environment.
Position requires the employee to exhibit excellent customer service skills at all times.
Must be able to perform effectively in a stressful and fast-paced work environment.
Must have the ability to prioritize appropriately.
Must be detail-oriented and have the capacity to effectively multitask throughout the work shift.
Must have excellent communication skills and the capacity to interact professionally with a variety of customers, including patients, families, co-workers, volunteers, and physicians throughout the work shift.
Must possess the ability to function independently, yet productively as a cooperative team member with various work teams associated with the position.
Must be compliant with a willingness to follow all hospital policies as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position and department.
Competent in all aspects of CT, patient positioning, exposure factors, and radiation protection.
Must understand anatomy and pathology as they affect the quality of a procedure.
Competent to perform all recommended quality control tests.

Description:

Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
Must be dependable, accountable, and cooperative.
Assists with providing safe, age-appropriate care to patients by performing all exams according to department procedures.
Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study.
Responsible for performing a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative in utilizing equipment for diagnosing and/or treating diseases.
Able to independently perform job functions.
Sets up equipment to provide imaging services and positions patients for procedures.

Core Responsibilities and

Essential Functions:

Verifies proper clinician order for procedures.
Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data, and assesses for contraindicating conditions.
Follows established procedures for the administration of contrast media to ensure patient conditions do not deteriorate and that no patient suffers undue pain due to error or poor technique.
Ensures all studies have proper patient identification and right and left markers 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.
Assists other technologists in all modalities when needed.
Observes patient condition and evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary to prevent patient condition deterioration.
Verifies correct identity of patients using two unique identifiers before performing procedures per policy.
Ensures patient privacy and comfort are accommodated.
Maintains patient dignity throughout the exam/procedure.
Demonstrates competence in the determination and application of appropriate procedures, equipment, supplies, and techniques based on patient age.
Organizes schedule, time, and priorities to accomplish required activities within designated time frames.
Follows physician instructions when assisting with procedures and exams.
Demonstrates proficiency with loading and operating power injection.
Uses critical thinking skills.
Dialogues with patient/family, asks clarifying questions, and seeks clarification on ambiguous orders.
Understands and documents pre-procedural verification and Time Out processes when appropriate.
Demonstrates and understands pre-and-post procedural care.
Preps the patient for procedures.
Demonstrates and understands sterile technique and maintains competency with venipuncture.

Equipment Responsibilities:
Demonstrates the ability to adjust technique to ensure the patient receives the lowest possible dose of ionizing radiation while maintaining image quality.
Reports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to the supervisor or service provider for timely correction.
Cleans, disinfects, and maintains…