How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Job Summary
- Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
-
Must be dependable, accountable and cooperative.
-
Assists with providing safe, age appropriate care to the patient by performing all exams provided by the department 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 the utilization of equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases.
-
Able to independently perform job functions.
-
Sets up the equipment to provide imaging service and positions patient for the procedure.
Schedule & Incentives
- This role is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.
- This role can offer a competitive relocation assistance package for eligible candidates
- A full-time position with a Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Schedule
- Benefits program that includes PTO, mental health support, wellness rooms, concierge services and more
- Access to Wellstar's CareerCare program for fully funded education and guided career progression
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Patient Care
- Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions.
-
Follows established procedures for the administration of contrast medias so that no patient condition deteriorates, and no patient suffers undue pain, due to error or poor technique.
-
Ensures that all studies have proper patient identification.
-
Reviews images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients.
-
Responds to emergency situations.
-
Assists other technologists in all modalities when needed.
-
Observes patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary so that no patient condition deteriorates.
-
Verifies correct identity of patient prior to performing a procedure according to hospital policy and procedure.
-
Ensures patient's privacy and comfort is accommodated. 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.
-
Understands, demonstrates and documents pre-procedure verification and Time Out process when appropriate.
-
Demonstrates and understands pre-and-post procedural care.
-
Preps the patient for the procedure.
-
Demonstrates and understands sterile technique.
-
Prepares trays and catheters for procedures, participates in biopsies if applicable.
-
Demonstrates proficiency on the Dynacad if applicable.
-
Prepares and may administer contrast.
-
Verifies order is with contrast, checks patient GFR (labs) and dosing of contrast is weight based.
-
Uses appropriate safety devices to protect patients hearing during exam.
-
Understands anatomical positioning, correct labeling of body parts, and infant immobilizer.
-
Knows cross sectional anatomy, includes all appropriate anatomy.
-
Uses critical thinking skills.
-
Seeks clarification on ambiguous orders.
-
Utilizes Dose Reduction Techniques.
Equipment
- Demonstrates the ability to adjust technique so that patient receives the best study possible and that image quality is maintained.
-
Reports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to supervisor or service provider, so that problem can be corrected in a timely manner.
-
Cleans, disinfects and maintains equipment in accordance with infection control policy and department cleaning schedule.
-
Ability to operate patient monitoring system.
Education and Communications
- Patiently and clearly explains purpose and nature of exam to patient prior to starting procedure, to minimize anxiety and facilitate cooperation using AIDET; Acknowledge, Introduce, Discuss, Explain, and Thank you of all patients and family members.
-
Ensures that patient's questions, concerns or contraindications are satisfactorily addressed, notifying physician when this cannot be accomplished, prior to the initiation of the procedure.
-
Participates in the orientation and training of departmental employees.
-
Required documentation is concise, legible and includes precise terminology.
-
Reads email each day scheduled to work and follows through with assignment.
-
Completes mandatory departmental and Hospital-wide education without prompting.
Quality Control
- Produces acceptable images, follows established exam protocols.
-
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 in RIS and prints CDs as needed.
-
Studies that have been transmitted after hours to teleradiography are printed and scanned in PACS, if applicable.
-
Maintains CT suite in a safe environment, i.e. locked down at all times.
Cardiac CT Scanning
- Understands cardiac protocols and their pulse sequences.
-
Gets studies protocoled.
-
Knows and understands cardiac planes and how to achieve them.
-
Able to adjust protocols per patient, ie breath holds, arrythmias, anatomy, level of consciousness and ability to cooperate.
-
Able to correctly choose appropriate looklocker and prepulse delays on delayed enhancement.
-
Able to adjust BB pulse thickness for complete blood suppression.
-
Evaluate phase contrast series for aliasing and appropriately corrects velocity encoding.
-
Interacts with the cardiac radiologist and can respond with any additional sequences requested.
Operations
- Restocks linens and supplies and maintains CT 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 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 push / retrieve studies to the PACS system.
-
Maintains Joint Commission standards and any other regulatory agency standards.
-
Any other duties as assigned.
-
Takes call when necessary.
-
Performs other duties as assigned.
-
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education
- Successful completion of an accredited CT program or ARRT-R
-
Successful completion of WellStar's Cardiac CT training program. Required
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
- All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
-
Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
-
ARRT Computed Tomography or ARRT Radiography
Additional License(s) and Certification(s)
Required Minimum Experience
- Minimum 2 years experience in a clinical setting caring for patients; Required
-
Prefer CT clinical setting. Preferred
Required Minimum Skills
- 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 but not limited to 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 the established practices, protocols and procedures of the position, department and applicable professional standards.
-
Competent in all aspects of CT, patient positioning, pulse sequence parameters and magnet safety.
-
Must have an understanding of anatomy and pathology as to how they affect the quality of a procedure.
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work-and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
