Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare and assist patients for CAT scan procedures as requested by a physician. As well as review patient orders in advanced to ensure proper exam has been requested.  

• Educate patients about the procedures to be performed including contrast material administration and its possible contraindications and adverse effects.

• Set up CAT scan equipment and apparatus by selecting appropriate protocols and required for any prescribed procedures.

• Obtain optimum quality CAT scan images through employment of proper anatomical positioning, slice thickness and other required techniques in accordance with the protocols designed by the radiologists.

• Instruct patients with proper pre and post scan instructions, including but not limited to Barium and IV prep breathing instructions during the scan, and post scan instructions.

• Obtains essential information from patients, medical records, and previous scans for clinical correlation.

• Prepare intravenous contrast media.

• Operates Radiographic or Bone Density equipment for diagnostic quality imaging for Radiologist interpretation.

• Observe and follow safety procedures to include universal precautions.

• Verify proper patient identification on the study and route it PACS.

• Process studies onto CD for patient study requests while maintaining proper HIPPA compliance.

• Ensure ALARA and Image Gently is being followed.  

• Maintain a daily log of patients seen.

• Maintain Cleanliness of equipment and working area.

• Maintain familiarity of the emergency drugs and the equipment’s location.

• Practice sterile technique and prevent cross contamination when indicated.

• Ability to maintain a great knowledge in human anatomy and cross section anatomy, proper positioning skills, and appropriate utilization of protocols and scanning techniques.

• Maintain familiarity with the departments booking, scheduling, duplication, and PACS systems.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through training and fulfillment of continuing education requirements.

• Demonstrate commitment of total quality management and the tenets of service excellence by acting in accordance with the organizational mission at all times

• Provide excellent and responsible service to patients, relatives and other members of WMG.

• Promote and follow WMG policies, rules, and regulations.

• Execution of related duties as necessary or as assigned.

• Able to assist and follow department protocol during medical emergencies.

• Ability to maintain continuing education credits and professional licenses required by the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Protection and The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

• Candidates will be cross trained upon hire to perform any applicable modalities to meet department need

Required Qualifications:

• Connecticut License and ARRT Certification with BD and CT modalities.

• Maintaining superior diagnostic imaging in accordance with standardized procedures.

• Excellent patient and people skills. Ability to maintain a great knowledge in human anatomy and cross section anatomy, and pathology. Able to communicate urgent findings with Radiologist.

• Proper positioning skills, and appropriate utilization of protocols and scanning techniques.

• High knowledge with variety of routine procedures and applications.

• Ability to maintain continuing education credits and professional licenses required by the Connecticut State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Protection and The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.