Heywood Healthcare · 3 months ago
CAT Scan Tech, CAT Scan, 24 Hours, Nights, Rotating Weekends and Holidays
US-MA-Gardner
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expHeywood Healthcare is a healthcare provider that values its employees and offers competitive wages and benefits. The CAT Scan Tech will utilize computerized tomography scanners to produce cross-section images of patients’ internal organs and tissues, ensuring high-quality images for accurate diagnoses.
Health CareHospitalMedicalMental Health
Responsibilities
Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner
Goes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can
Advocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness
Maintains a clean and safe hospital
Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations
Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury
Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure
Complies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy
Completed all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year
Reports Incidents in a timely and effective manner
All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene
Assures that all Cat Scan images are of optimum diagnostic quality so that radiologist can make an accurate interpretation of the images
Follows pre-determined image criteria to assess images to determine that all images include all required measurements, volumes and anatomical information
Assures all images include all required demographic information, charts, graphs, measurements and that the images are of diagnostic quality
Operates all diagnostic Cat Scan processing and printing equipment to create a quality final image and ensures all required data is on the final data sheet
Operates Cat Scan equipment and selects the correct computer and technical factors
Properly operates image processors and printers to ensure diagnostic quality images
Assesses patients to ensure optimum exposure techniques. For women of childbearing age (specify ages suggest 13 – 55) appropriate precautions are taken to determine if the patient may be pregnant. For pregnant women, extra precautions are taken to minimize exposure to radioactive sonics and/or potentially harmful radiation
Utilizes pre-determined techniques, appropriate computer programs and technical factors to optimize image
Utilizes equipment settings and a variety of positioning techniques
Reviews physician orders for accuracy prior to start of examination to ensure that the appropriate exam is completed
Coordinates a review of the requisition/order to determine that the correct examination has been ordered based on the clinical history provided
Documents on the requisition that the technologist has reviewed the order
Completes patient orders and charges, ensures exams are scheduled, ensures image accuracy and patient information so that proper records can be maintained
Accurately enters orders and charging procedures into the Meditech Computer System
Coordinates the daily schedule, Consults with Central Scheduling to schedule exams, ensures quality of images and enters patient data into the Meditech Computer System
Assures accurate contrast injection procedures are followed to ensure optimum contrast enhancement
Operates computer scheduling module
Coordinates daily work schedule and patient flow to ensure exams are completed on a timely basis
Properly positions patient for each procedure to ensure optimum image quality
Maintains a safe environment for patients by assuring that sharp objects, toxic substances and other objects potentially harmful to children are not accessible
Assures that the environment of care or services is free of objects which may contribute to the likelihood of patient falls, slips or trips. Makes readily available assistive devices for ambulation. Complies with policies and procedures relating to gait belts and similar devices
Is aware of the increased risk of falls, slips, and trips for elderly patients and visitors, and assures that the environment of care or services is free of objects and spills which may contribute to the likelihood of patient falls, slips, or trips
Is sensitive to the tendency of older patients to have hearing difficulties. Verifies that he or she is speaking with appropriate level of loudness so that the patient hears instructions, questions, and conversations with caregiver, but that offense is not given to the patient as the result of the voice being excessively loud. Is able to differentiate problems with hearing versus problems with comprehension
Correctly interprets verbal and nonverbal response to pain. Takes appropriate action to minimize the patient’s level of pain by utilizing various pain management techniques and methods
Takes appropriate actions to assure physical security of children and complies with policies and procedures related to the prevention of neonate, infant and child abduction
Is aware of reduced endurance and strength present in many elderly, and provides accommodation for seating during extended interviews, discussions with secretaries, receptionists and other clerical personnel, or when the patient is waiting for transportation
Qualification
Required
Graduate from an accredited school of Radiology Technology, or equivalent
Minimum of 1 year CT
MA DPH Radiology License required
ARRT (R)
ARRT (CT) required within two years of hire
Other desirable attributes include: quality conscious, good interpersonal skills, flexible in achieving multiple tasks, dependable, organized, independent judgment, high technical skills
Preferred
Previous experience performing CT scan procedures is preferred or equivalent experience as determined by the Department Manager
Experience on Toshiba CT Scanners is a plus
ARRT (CT) preferred
Benefits
Competitive wages
Great benefits
Generous earned time off
Company
Heywood Healthcare
Heywood Healthcare non-profit organization that specializes with the treatment and programs of mental health and substance misuse.
1001-5000 employees
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Rozanna Alperovich Penney
Chief Executive Officer
Dayna Stahl, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
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