CT Tech I - FT Varies - Torrance Memorial Medical Center : Job Details

Description Under general supervision, prepares patients for and performs CT examination.Core Competencies

• Uses ALARA and safety principle at all times.
• Displays flexibility, team spirit, compassion, respect, politeness and accountability when dealing with customers.
• Provides healthcare services in own job category to all age groups.
• Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity for patients' rights in all interactions with patients.
• Completes all assigned procedures in a timely manner and uses time between procedures to department advantage assisting others, clerical duties, stocking, transporting, etc
• Utilizes Hospital Information System (HIS), Radiology Information System (RIS) and PACS.
• Answers telephone inquiries of a technical nature from physicians or hospital personnel in other area of the hospital while maintaining good phone etiquette
• Maintains a safe working environment: Keeps work area clean and free of hazards. Alerts appropriate resource of faulty or broken equipment. Observes all safety guidelines. Recognizes and reports unsafe acts
• Maintains appropriate quantities of medical stock for the department.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for own professional growth and practice including maintaining current licensure and completing educational requirements.
• Understands his/her role in maintaining medication security to authorized personnel only.
• Adheres to infection prevention guidelines: uses good hand washing technique, adheres to isolation policy, cleans equipment between patients, helps keep patient rooms and units clean, follows aseptic technique when opening sterile supplies, setting-up and doing procedures, disposes of infectious waste properly.
• Assists student technologists who may rotate through the department.
• Transports and moves patients using appropriate body mechanics and safety precautions. Demonstrates knowledge and practice of safe patient handling devices.
• Provides patient and family with information/instructions regarding procedure, evaluating barriers to understanding.
• Evaluates patients medical histories and clinical data.
• Completes the necessary paperwork and notes discrepancies according to departmental procedure.
• Determines need for translation services or communication aides and arranges for the appropriate resources to meet these needs.

Department Specific Competencies

• Works cooperatively with all members of the department to resolve problems expediently.
• Chooses, prepares and administers intravenous contrast media under supervision of the radiologist using proper protocols.
• Administers oral contract to patients as needed.
• Asks patient if they could be pregnant prior to starting exam.
• Adheres to the Radiation Safety, Material Safety Data Sheet and Fire/Safety policies and procedures. Able to identify where information manuals are located.
• Follows Universal Protocol by using two patient identifiers prior to performing the exam, using pre-op/pre procedure verification check list, site marked with the physician's initials (physician performing procedure) and using Time Out .
• Calibrates equipment for quality control.
• Follows Lean principles and creates SOPs for the Department as needed.
• Assumes on-call status and call back as assigned, responding within 30 minutes of receiving call.
• Assists in training and orienting new employees.

Additional InformationGraduate of AMA approved School of Radiologic TechnologyLicense / Certification RequirementsCertified Radiologic Technologist (CRT)ARRT License for Radiologic TechnologistFluoroscopy License - New hires have 6 months from date of hire to obtainBCLS or ACLS CertificationCompensation Range$42.24 - $64.06 / Hour