61st Street Service Corporation
At 61st Street Service Corporation we are committed to providing our client with excellent customer service while maintaining a productive environment for all employees. The Service Corporation offers a competitive comprehensive Benefit package to eligible employees; including Healthcare and various other benefits including Paid Time off to promote a healthy lifestyle.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we adhere to all requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws.
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Medical Director, performs all duties associated with acquisition, processing, submission for interpretation and archiving CT images; responsible for the care of the patient while in the CT area. Responsible administratively to the Site Administrator.
Job Responsibilities:
- Reviews imaging requests for appropriateness based on clinical information provided. All questionable orders are reviewed with the radiologist and at the radiologist discretion the referring physician.
- Positions patient and selects appropriate options to demonstrate cross-sectional anatomy of interest based on accepted CT principles and the referring physician’s request.
- Judges diagnostic quality of finished medical images prior to submission to radiologist for interpretation.
- Performs clerical responsibilities associated with acquisition, processing and archiving of patient records.
- Offers detailed explanation of diagnostic procedures to patients and answers questions as appropriate.
- Observes patient while in the CT area for change in status and makes appropriate intervention or contacts primary care givers for instruction.
- Supervises and directs other non-technical personnel that may be assigned to the area for which they are responsible.
- Operates and maintains equipment on a daily basis maintaining logbooks with equipment performance data: schedules PM, performs QA, maintains records required for and participates in inspections.
Job Qualifications:
- Graduate of an AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology
- NYS License, ARRT/CT certified
- 2-3 year’s prior experience,
- BCLS required.
Specifications:
Special Training/Skills: Must be able to remain calm in stressful situations. Must display courtesy and empathy toward patients, co-workers and physicians. Must be able to make sound judgments and execute the appropriate actions based on the needs of patients and knowledge of facility policies and procedures. Must have excellent communications skills and maintain confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines.
Physical Demands: Must be able to move around freely. Must be able to assist in the lifting of physically compromised patients. Must possess sufficient visual and auditory acuity to perform task related to the patient; sits, stands, bends and walks intermittently throughout the day; must lift patients and supplies.
Working Conditions: Works in a medical facility subject to electrical, chemical, magnetic and radiant hazards; exposure to infectious disease and lifting hazards
ColumbiaDoctors/NewYork-Presbyterian Imaging has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisors and/or other management as required. ColumbiaDoctors/NewYork- Presbyterian Imaging reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $48.35 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Rotating shift
Travel requirement:
Experience:
- CT Technologist: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- ARRT Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person