Job Description

Job Description

Facility: Cobb Hospital

\n Job Summary: \n\nMust 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. Competent to perform and post-process advanced protocols such as: TAVR, Cardiac CTA, Gated Chest, Runoffs, Brain Perfusions, Lung and Heart Screenings, etc. Ability to teach and mentor fellow CT Techs. Functional oversight of the department in the absence of the chief tech. Provides feedback on staff quality of images and patient interaction to Chief Tech and/or Manager.\n\n Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions: \n\nPatient Care\n* a. Verifies proper clinician order for procedure.\n* b. Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions.\n* c. 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.\n* d. Ensures that all studies have proper patient identification and right and left marker are utilized appropriately.\n* e. Reviews CT/radiographic images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients.\n* f. Responds to emergency situations and provides for the restocking of the crash cart and maintenance of life support equipment.\n* g. Assists other technologists in all modalities when needed.\n* h. Observes patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary so that no patient condition deteriorates.\n* i. Verifies correct identity of patient using 2 unique identifiers prior to performing a procedure per hospital policy and procedure.\n* j. Ensures patient's privacy and comfort is accommodated. Maintains patients dignity throughout the exam/procedure.\n* k. Demonstrates competence in the determination and application of appropriate procedures, equipment, supplies and techniques based on the age of patients.\n* l. Organizes schedule, time and priorities so that required activities are accomplished within designated time frames.\n* m. Follows physicians instructions when assisting with procedures and exams.\n* n. Demonstrates proficiency with loading and operating power injection.\n* o. Uses critical thinking skills.\n* p. Dialogs with patient/family\n* q. Asks clarifying questions.\n* r. Seeks clarification on ambiguous orders.\n* s. Understands, demonstrates and documents preprocedural verification and Time Out process when appropriate.\n* t. Demonstrates and understands pre-and-post procedural care.\n* u. Preps the patient for the procedure.\n* v. Demonstrates and understands sterile technique\n* w. Maintains competency with venipuncture.\n* x. Competent to perform and post-process advanced protocols such as: TAVR, Cardiac CTA, Gated Chest, Runoffs, Lung and Heart Screenings, etc.\n\nLeadership\n* Maintains modality workflow to assure patient throughput that maximizes equipment utilization and meets patients expectations regarding wait time and thoroughness of exam.\n* Provides feedback on employee performance management by communicating employee performance concerns to Chief Tech.\n* Manage department productivity adhering to operational standards.\n* Works with Chief Tech and system CT Clinical Specialist on new protocol implementation\n* Assures that adequate supplies are available in the modality.\n* Attends and productively participates in Lead Meetings and department meetings.\n* Serves as an advocate for the Imaging Department and is a liaison for other hospital departments\n* Serves as first level of contact for employee concerns.\n* Participates, maintains and conducts PI (Process Improvement) in the department.\n* Assists in the hiring process of new personnel, and ensures appropriate on-boarding efforts to validate competency assessments and departmental orientation.\n* Participates in the competency process for CT technologists on an annual basis.\n* Assures that the CT department is continuously survey ready.\n\nEducation and Communication\n* a. Patiently and clearly explains purpose and nature of exam to patient prior to starting of procedure, so as to minimize anxiety and facilitate cooperation using AIDET; Acknowledge, Introduce, Discuss, Explain, and Thank you of all patients and family members.\n* b. 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.\n* c. Participates in the orientation and training of departmental employees.\n* d. Provides patients with preparatory instruction and explanation of procedures.\n* e. Required documentation is concise, legible and includes precise terminology.\n* f. Reads email each day scheduled to work and follows through with assignment.\n* g. Completes mandatory departmental and Hospital-wide education without prompting.\n\nEquipment\n* a. Demonstrates the ability to adjust technique so that patient receives the lowest possible dose of ionizing radiation and that image quality is maintained.\n* b. Reports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to supervisor or service provider, so that problem can be corrected in a timely manner.\n* c. Cleans, disinfects and maintains equipment in accordance with infection control policy and department cleaning schedule.\n\nQuality Control\n* a. Consistently produces acceptable images, as evidenced by radiologist feedback and quality audits\n* b. Ensures that equipment is fully operational prior to each use, by checking for proper calibration and operating deficiencies.\n* c. Sends all studies to PACS immediately after completion, prints CDs as needed.\n* d. Studies that have been reported after hours by teleradiography are printed and scanned into PACS, if applicable.\n* e. Completes all studies in RIS before completing in PACS.\n* f. Prints completed log sheet from teleradiography and submits to Radiologist, if applicable\n\nOperations\n* a. Restocks linens and supplies, and maintains the department in clean and orderly condition.\n* b. Transports patients, positions patients, and helps them on and off procedure table.\n* c. Performs patient charging activities on the day the service is rendered.\n* d. Applies shielding, supportive and immobilization devices and equipment.\n* e. 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.\n* f. Performs routine duties of clerical and support personnel in accordance with procedure when warranted to ensure continuity and quality of services.\n* g. Keeps supervisor informed on all responsibilities on an ongoing basis, ensuring prompt notification in the event of problems or potential problems.\n* h. Maintains an individual productivity rate equal to other co-workers.\n* i. Ability to operate all work stations associated with the CT department.\n* j. Ability to push / retrieve images from the CT console to PACS.\n* k. Maintain Joint Commission standards and any other regulatory agency standards.\n* l. Ability to teach and mentor fellow CT Techs.\n* m. Takes call when necessary\n* n. Any other duties as assigned.\n\nLeadership\n1.\tMaintains modality workflow to assure patient throughput that maximizes equipment utilization and meets patients expectations regarding wait time and thoroughness of exam.\n2.\tProvides feedback on employee performance management by communicating employee performance concerns to Chief Tech.\n3.\tManage department productivity adhering to operational standards.\n4.\tWorks with Chief Tech and system CT Clinical Specialist on new protocol implementation\n5.\tAssures that adequate supplies are available in the modality.\n6.\tAttends and productively participates in Lead Meetings and department meetings.\n7.\tServes as an advocate for the Imaging Department and is a liaison for other hospital departments\n8.\tServes as first level of contact for employee concerns.\n9.\tParticipates, maintains and conducts PI (Process Improvement) in the department.\n10.\tAssists in the hiring process of new personnel, and ensures appropriate on-boarding efforts to validate competency assessments and departmental orientation.\n11.\tParticipates in the competency process for CT technologists on an annual basis.\n12.\tAssures that the CT department is continuously survey ready.\n\nEquipment\n1.\tDemonstrates the ability to adjust technique so that patient receives the lowest possible dose of ionizing radiation and that image quality is maintained.\n2.\tReports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to supervisor or service provider, so that problem can be corrected in a timely manner.\n3.\tCleans, disinfects and maintains equipment in accordance with infection control policy and department cleaning schedule.\n\nPatient Care\n1.\tVerifies proper clinician order for procedure.\n2.\tObtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions.\n3.\tFollows 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.\n4.\tEnsures that all studies have proper patient identification and right and left marker are utilized appropriately.\n5.\tReviews CT/radiographic images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients.\n6.\tResponds to emergency situations and provides for the restocking of the crash cart and maintenance of life support equipment.\n7.\tAssists other technologists in all modalities when needed.\n8.\tObserves patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary so that no patient condition deteriorates.\n9.\tVerifies correct identity of patient using 2 unique identifiers prior to performing a procedure per hospital policy and procedure.\n10.\tEnsures patient's privacy and comfort is accommodated. Maintains patients dignity throughout the exam/procedure.\n11.\tDemonstrates competence in the determination and application of appropriate procedures, equipment, supplies and techniques based on the age of patients.\n12.\tOrganizes schedule, time and priorities so that required activities are accomplished within designated time frames.\n13.\tFollows physicians instructions when assisting with procedures and exams.\n14.\tDemonstrates proficiency with loading and operating power injection.\n15. Uses critical thinking skills.\n16. Dialogs with patient/family\n17. Asks clarifying questions.\n18. Seeks clarification on ambiguous orders.\n19. Understands, demonstrates and documents preprocedural verification and Time Out process when appropriate.\n20. Demonstrates and understands pre-and-post procedural care.\n21. Preps the patient for the procedure.\n22. Demonstrates and understands sterile technique\n23. Maintains competency with venipuncture.\n24. Competent to perform and post-process advanced protocols such as: TAVR, Cardiac CTA, Gated Chest, Runoffs, Lung and Heart Screenings, etc.\n\nEducation and Communication\n1.\tPatiently and clearly explains purpose and nature of exam to patient prior to starting of procedure, so as to minimize anxiety and facilitate cooperation using AIDET; Acknowledge, Introduce, Discuss, Explain, and Thank you of all patients and family members.\n2.\tEnsures that patient's questions, concerns or contraindications are satisfactorily addressed, notifying physician when this cannot be accomplished, prior to the initiation of the procedure.\n3.\tParticipates in the orientation and training of departmental employees.\n4.\tProvides patients with preparatory instruction and explanation of procedures.\n5.\tRequired documentation is concise, legible and includes precise terminology.\n6.\tReads email each day scheduled to work and follows through with assignment.\n7.\tCompletes mandatory departmental and Hospital-wide education without prompting.\n\nQuality Control\n1.\tConsistently produces acceptable images, as evidenced by radiologist feedback and quality audits\n2.\tEnsures that equipment is fully operational prior to each use, by checking for proper calibration and operating deficiencies.\n3.\tSends all studies to PACS immediately after completion, prints CDs as needed.\n4.\tStudies that have been reported after hours by teleradiography are printed and scanned into PACS, if applicable.\n5.\tCompletes all studies in RIS before completing in PACS.\n6.\tPrints completed log sheet from teleradiography and submits to Radiologist, if applicable\n\nOperations\n1.\tRestocks linens and supplies, and maintains the department in clean and orderly condition.\n2.\tTransports patients, positions patients, and helps them on and off procedure table.\n3.\tPerforms patient charging activities on the day the service is rendered.\n4.\tApplies shielding, supportive and immobilization devices and equipment.\n5.\tWillingly 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.\n6.\tPerforms routine duties of clerical and support personnel in accordance with procedure when warranted to ensure continuity and quality of services.\n7.\tKeeps supervisor informed on all responsibilities on an ongoing basis, ensuring prompt notification in the event of problems or potential problems.\n8.\tMaintains an individual productivity rate equal to other co- workers.\n9.\tAbility to operate all work stations associated with the CT department.\n10.\tAbility to push / retrieve images from the CT console to PACS.\n11.\tMaintain Joint Commission standards and any other regulatory agency standards.\n12 Ability to teach and mentor fellow CT Techs.\n13. Takes call when necessary\n14.\tAny other duties as assigned.\n\nPerforms other duties as assigned\n\nComplies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.\n\n\n\n Required Minimum Education: \n\n Graduate of AMA approved School of Radiology Technology.\nRequired\nGraduate of AMA approved School of Radiology Technology Required\n\n Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): \n All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• ARRT Radiography
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• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor

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