CT Technologist (Long Island City, NY) - CTTECH 26-16143

CT Technologist

Location: Long Island City, NY

Job Type: Contract – NO BENEFITS

Duration: 9 weeks

Shift: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Candidates Required: Both local and traveler candidates

Pay Rate

• Local: $60–$73/hr, depending on experience
• Traveler: $2,700–$2,950/week, depending on experience

Position Overview

Cardiac CT experience preferred.

Duties

• Use appropriate kV and mA techniques to ensure quality diagnostic CT images.
• Perform daily quality control calibration checks on all equipment to ensure it is calibrated and working properly before any patient study is performed.
• Inject patients with radioactive material per the physician’s order, following the prescribed protocol.
• Observe all department documentation policies by completing all appropriate logs, manuals, and charge documents, and by reporting equipment problems, in order to comply with regulatory agencies.
• Perform quality control, quality assurance, and safety tests, and follow radiation safety guidelines to comply with the ALARA principle.
• Maintain, develop, and retrieve patient films and electronic data for radiologist interpretation.
• Order patient-specific radiopharmaceutical doses 1 day prior to use.
• Receive radiopharmaceuticals on the day of delivery and verify proper receipt per policy and procedure, and verify the activity level of the dose prior to administration.

Skills

• Perform CT procedures according to the prescribed protocols to ensure uniformity and accuracy.
• Exercise appropriate judgment to assess and respond to patients’ needs before, during, and after visits in the Radiology department.

Required Education

• Graduate of a JRCERT-approved School of Radiologic Technology.

Required Certifications and Licensure

• New York State License (L.R.T.).
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification.

Required Skills and Experience

• CT procedures
• Appropriate kV and mA techniques
• Quality control
• Quality assurance
• Safety tests

Additional Skills and Experience

• Radiation safety guidelines
• Radiopharmaceutical doses
• Patient films and electronic data
• Department documentation policies
• Assessing and responding to patients’ needs