Job Title
To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.
Responsibilities
- Patient education - explanation of exam, completion of intravenous contrast worksheet, take allergy history.
- Room preparation, clean linen, loading and arming of power injector.
- Maintain IV start proficiency per radiology nurse guidelines.
- Provide physical assistance to patients on and off scanner table.
- Facilitate patient flow including ability to prioritize and add-on patients as needed, i.e. - inpatients, emergency room patients, urgent outpatients from doctors offices.
- Technical expertise for acquiring highest quality diagnostic scans including ability to adjust technical factors for body habits, patient age and weight.
- Consistently produces diagnostic quality radiographs by using proper technical factors and patient positioning.
- Completes, in an accurate and timely manner, all paperwork and patient documentation (i.e.-exam charging, patient insurance, and maintenance of day log, pacs and teleradiology solutions).
- Accurately annotates ROIs, measurements, reconstructions, and reformations.
- Maintaining good communication amongst team members and other departments to maximize excellent patient care.
- Safely operates all equipment according to manufacturer’s specification and under safe radiation guidelines.
- Follows all procedures on safe patient interactions and body mechanics.
- Adheres to all safety procedures in the handling of hazardous materials and blood borne pathogens.
- Meets performance expectations for customer service, teamwork, resource utilization, and staff and self development as outlined in performance review.
- Performs other duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the department/unit.
Qualifications
Education: Must be a high school graduate or have a G.E.D. Graduation from an ARRT approved program in radiologic technology.
Experience: One (1) to two (2) years experience in CT department preferred. Previous radiographic experience required.
Licensure: Must hold a current Connecticut state license in radiographer. BLS required.
Special skills: Must be ARRT (R) and (CT) registered with the exception of applicants in the cross-training program who would have 10 months after the completion of the cross-training program to obtain their advanced CT registry.