CT Tech Lead

CT Department Manager

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide information on staffing needs to Manager and provide work schedules to staff ensuring that all shifts are covered
• Work with Biomed Service to maintain equipment in a functional status, reporting significant downtime to Manager and affected departments
• Ensure responsible staff maintain proper supply inventories within the department
• Ensure responsible staff keep rooms prepared and stocked at all times and that rooms are clean and ready for patients
• Work together with Inpatient Scheduling to schedule inpatients appropriately and with Outpatient Scheduling to do the same
• Provide oversight/direction to CT Technologists to carry out their daily assignments
• Ensure that all CT Staff follow the patient identification policy
• Ensure that all CT Staff follow the department workflow for completion and verifying all cases in a timely fashion
• Ensure that all patients are transferred, positioned and immobilized properly in order to provide quality patient examinations
• Ensure that all staff members are competent with starting IV's for administration of contrast media in accordance with hospital policy and procedure utilizing universal precautions
• Ensure that all CT Staff are competent in the operation of power injectors, independent workstations and CT Equipment
• Ensure that all contrast reactions are properly documented and that Midas reports are entered
• Oversee the CT Equipment protocols and technical factors so that CT Technologists can provide safe, ALARA based optimal patient examinations
• Ensure that job aides for specialized exams are available either online or posted for CT Staff to refer to when necessary
• Identify technical limitations among CT Staff members and work with appropriate key staff members to make sure that training is performed and documented in each staff member's file
• Maintain established Accrediting Organization (DNV, ACR) and Departmental Safety Standards (Dose Management, Policy and Procedure) to ensure patient and staff well being
• Provide oversight/direction to all CT Staff in the area of Patient Satisfaction and the tools we can utilize to bring our satisfaction results up
• Ensure physician relations and partnership are positive and timely
• Build a team of CT Technologists that are skilled, extremely competent, and knowledgeable of all protocols/equipment and resources within the department

Education/Experience Required:

• CT Technologist with 3-4 years of clinical experience and a minimum of 1 years charge experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to anticipate patient and unit needs
• Computer proficiency
• 3-4 years of CT Experience in a busy trauma Center
• Maintenance of all current Certifications, including but not limited to CPR
• Completion of all Competency/skills testing

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to function in a high stress environment
• Lift and move heavy patients
• Must be able to work flexible hours
• Ability to respond to request to work on short notice
• Ability to be flexible in starting times to meet demands (weekend rotation and flexible hours)
• Exposure to radiation
• Ability to deal with extremely ill patients
• Ability to communicate with patients
• Ability to adjust to flexible work hours
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and call-back
• Ability to facilitate department and educational meetings
• Ability to make independent professional decisions using good judgment skills
• Ability to perform job activities with minimal assistance