CT Scan Technologist (U) - Weekends

Hours: 36 hours weekly, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7am-8pm.

Location: MelroseWakefield Hospital

Additional Details: Competitive shift differential for weekend track.

Job Profile Summary 

​This role focuses on using various imaging techniques and practices to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.  In addition, this role focuses on performing the following CT Scan duties: Utilizes CT Scan Technology to provide images of internal organs, bones, and soft tissue.   A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs.  An experienced level role requiring basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and requiring vocational or technical education.  Works under moderate supervision, works through problems of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures and communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Graduate of an accredited Nuclear Medicine, Radiological Technologist program. 

2. One (1) year of experience as a CT Technologist. 

3. Radiologic Technologist License. 

4. American Registry of Radiological Technologist (AART) or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification (NMTCB). 

5. Licensed by the Massachusetts Radiation Control Board. 

6. CT Advanced Registry from American Registry of Radiological Technologist (AART) or registry eligible. 

7. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 

1. Follows hospital protocol for exam routines and produces quality studies in an efficient, timely manner. 

2. Is competent to operate all equipment in the department or has requested training in specific areas. 

3. Properly warm up CT scanner and run QA, bring up pressure injector, PACs units and Meditech. 

4. Completes CT procedure and tasks in an effective and efficient manner, i.e. provide appropriate feedback to patient, clean room, etc. 

5. Adjust and manipulate image to required specifications, i.e. windowing, contrast, algo, separates exams by accession, create reformatted images, etc. 

6. Selects proper scanning levels depending upon field of scan and organ selected. 

7. Ensures that all scans are properly identified anatomically and all appropriate information, i.e. name, date, accession #, order in place, contrast volume and lot #. 

8. Completes administrative part of procedure; tech edit, escort patient, clean and prepare room. 

9. Notifies Coordinator or delegate of any/all equipment malfunctions. 

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