What are the responsibilities and job description for the Computed Tomography Technologist position at McLaren Port Huron?
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McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Computed Tomography Technologist
Michigan, Port Huron
Position Summary: Produces computerized tomographic scanner radiographs of specific areas consistent with established policies and procedures at a technical level typically requiring general supervision.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities
1. Obtains patient history, explains standard procedures, and addresses patient concerns to foster a sense of comfort and confidence to patients and ensure the needs of individual patients are met.
- Operates and maintains all assigned imaging department equipment including but not limited to tomography scanner equipment.
- In addition to conducting scans, prepares patients for these diagnostic procedures by explaining the process and positioning patients to correctly capture the images requested by a physician.
- Properly identifies, prepares and/or administers medications that are within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
- Completes quality assurance processes and practices radiation safety in order to reduce exposure to patients, staff and self.
- Maintains all required documentation, logs, charts, forms and records in paper and electronic formats.
- Maintains an adequate supply of all consumables to perform quality testing.
- Performs all routine daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic maintenance and function checks following established protocol for all imaging equipment.
- May assist other areas of radiology as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school diploma or GED
- Certified as CT Technologist
- If not CT Certified, cross training from another ARRT modality to become CT Certified within twelve (12) months.
- Graduation from an AMA-approved school of radiology technology
- Certified in general radiologic technology by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT).
- Current BLS certification
Preferred:
- Associate degree in radiology
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Position/Subsidiary Specific:
1. Supports the mission and vision of McLaren Port Huron through behaviors that reflect and integrate our values, as evidenced by observation, peer and customer feedback.
2. Contributes to the efficient operation of the department.
3. Maintains commitment to professional growth and development.
Physical Requirements: (X)
Additional requirements detail available upon request
__ Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying such
articles as dockets, ledgers, and small tools. Although sedentary job is defined as one which
involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out
job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and
other sedentary criteria are met.
__ Light Work: Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects
weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible
amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant
degree, or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling
of arm and/or leg controls.
X__ Medium Work: Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of
objects weighing 25 pounds or more.
__ Heavy Work: Lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of
objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
__ Very Heavy Work: Lifting objects in excess of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or
carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more.
X-Ref: D.O.T. – U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 26003243
- Daily Work Times: Varied
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: No
- Weekends: Yes
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
Benefits:
Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off, 401K Plan