Rad Tech

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•*5/5 Start Date ONLY** Department: CT and Gen Rad General Certification Requirements (BLS, etc.)- BLS, Fire Life Safety Certs/ARRT & other specialty certification requirements - ARRT X-ray and CT, CA RAD & Fluoro How many scanners/rooms does this department have?- 2 CT scanners, 5 DR portables, 1 DR Rad room, OEC c-arms Will they have to float/cover any other areas?- They should be comfortable floating between X-ray and CT. Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties- CT - strokes, traumagrams, heads, chest/abd/pelvis. X-ray - Chest x-rays, extremity work, c-arm cases Experience or 'Must have' skills- One year CT experience is a MUST. ER/hospital experience is a MUST. Trauma center experience a plus. Average # of scans/studies per day- Between x-ray and CT, about 100 exams/day EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware) do they use - Merge PACS and Cerner EMR. Department Specific Equipment (GE, Phillips, Siemens)- Siemens 128 slice scanners. X-ray - Carestream portables and DR room. OEC c-arms. Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech- We have 3 team leads on during the day, 2 in the evenings and 1 at night. Do they use RRA's (Registered Radiology Assistants)?- no Radiologist in-house?- yes - 8am - 6 pm Do they have to start IV's? (if applicable to the department)- no, we have nurses in the department Weekend Requirements- Yes Holiday Requirements- no Call or Standby requirement? Response time?- no Scrub Color/Dress Code: blue scrubs for OR (provided onsite), turquoise for main dept. How Many Days of Department specific orientation- 3 days