Travel CT Tech

Pay Rate: $2,700.00 - $2,900.00 gross per week

Number of Positions : 1

Specialty: Imaging

Start Date: As soon as credentialed

Assignment Length: 13 weeks

EMR: Allscripts

Schedule: 4x10's Nights - Monday - Thursday

• 8p - 6a

Travel : Yes - onsite lodging, $600/month. Fills out housing form once accepted for the role.

Additional Details about the position

• Patient Identification & Assessment: Utilizing two patient identifiers, verifying orders, and checking for pregnancy or contraindications to iodinated contrast.
• Patient Education: Explaining the CT procedure, including potential sensations from contrast dye, to reduce anxiety.
• Patient Monitoring: Monitoring patients during scanning for allergic reactions to contrast agents or physical discomfort, particularly in trauma cases.
• Daily Maintenance: Performing regular warm-up sequences and calibrations on the CT scanner to ensure optimal performance.
• Documentation: Accurately documenting procedure details, contrast usage, and patient data in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Beds: 73 inpatient beds
• Trauma Level 3
• Scans for primarily Inpatient & ED
• No perfusions

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Must have successfully completed training in the radiology field (CT and X-Ray) and have at least 1 year experience in CT and 2 years' experience in X-Ray.
• Must have expertise to operate teleradiology and fax equipment

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• ARRT (RT) (CT)
• BLS (AHA ONLY)

LICENSURE REQUIREMENT

• Must possess a current valid Arizona State License in Radiology (R)
• Must possess a current ARRT Certification in Radiology, with advanced qualifications in CT Scan (RT)(CT)
• Must have and maintain a current valid certification of the following throughout employment: Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association

ABOUT THE FACILITY

This facility is a 73-bed regional referral medical center in Tuba City, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. TCHRCC's service area is 6,000 square miles and covers the western region of the Navajo, Hopi, and San Juan Paiute Reservations.

In 2021, TCRHCC received over 250,000 patient visits a year at the main campus and at satellite facilities in Flagstaff, at Sacred Peaks Clinic; LeChee Health & Wellness Facility near Page, a clinic at Bodaway/Gap, Cameron, and the Kaibeto Creek Independent Living Center. A mobile health program also travels to remote corners of the service area.

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Benefits: (NurseStar Covers 50% of your monthly benefit cost)

• Dental Insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance