CT Technologist - Full Time

Position Summary

The CT Technologist is responsible for providing patient care services by performing CT exams (and x-rays, when needed) in a safe and productive manner that prioritizes patient safety and information security.

Essential Duties Responsibilities

• Demonstrates behaviors that reflect Tower’s core values of quality, safety, teamwork, accountability, integrity and respect.
• Warms up and calibrates CT and x-ray machines in the morning upon arrival to work and ensures that machines are in good working order.
• Ensures that CT and x-ray rooms are stocked with sufficient supplies for all exams scheduled for that day.
• Discusses procedures with patients and answers any questions patients may have.
• Performs CT exams in a safe manner, and in accordance with standard protocol and procedures.
• Assists in performing x-rays as needed.
• Manages patient schedules.
• Prepares work areas and materials as necessary for the completion of exams.
• Demonstrates ability to start I.V. and maintain access.
• Demonstrates knowledge of contrast limitations and exceptions.
• Consistently uses patient identifiers before performing an exam.
• Meets regulatory requirements for licensures/certification renewal and complies with Tower’s in-service training, attendance, punctuality, uniform, and dress code.
• Maintains utmost confidentiality in handling company and sensitive patient information, documents, and films/CDs. Meets all requirements for confidential information management, including access and distribution controls, password policies, HIPAA and CPI compliance, secure filing and disposal, and records retention and storage.
• Respects patient dignity.

Core Job Duties

• Communicates effectively and courteously with all internal and external contacts. Uses skill and judgment to ensure written and verbal outputs are clear, accurate, grammatically correct and professional.
• Maintains current knowledge of company policies and procedures.
• Meets all applicable safety regulations for the position and work environment, including prompt injury and incident reporting and use of personal protective gear when required.
• Uses critical thinking skills to work with documents and forms and interprets information furnished in written, oral, diagram, drawing, or schedule format. Able to review quantitative and qualitative work and identify questionable items.
• Meets time and attendance requirements and organizes workload to meet daily objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other Duties

• Attends meetings and/or training seminar as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.