Nurse Hospital Care RN - Emergency Services

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Lead Computed Tomography Technologist.
In this role, the successful candidate coordinates and oversees the daily operations, workflow and staffing requirements to achieve desired outcomes through the effective use of personnel, equipment, supplies and effective workflow processes. Acts as liaison between staff, physicians and management: promotes teamwork at all times. Assists physicians and provides patient care essential to imaging procedures. Exercises professional judgment in performance of procedures.
Engage the Emergency room transporter to assist with patient moves if there is a high volume of studies that cannot be completed in a timely manner.

• Responsible for coordinating and assigning the Radiology patient transport to pick up and drop off patients from their locations in the Emergency department to ER X-ray and ER-CT and back to the Emergency department based on exam priorities.
• CT scans ordered on Stroke patients or Level 1 Traumas take priority over other CT exams. The CT Exam table must be freed up if the CT technologist is notified of either of these types of CT exams. This can be accomplished by quickly finishing up any existing study and holding the table open until the patient arrives for the urgent study.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, changes and updates of protocols. Maintenance of uniform standards and image quality.
• This includes prioritizing the needs of the referring physicians and patients to accommodate stat procedures, stroke and trauma studies, etc.
• Properly plot axial, sagittal, and coronal images for the appropriate exam and can select and adjust the specific scanning protocols to meet the patient needs and condition.
• Implements care and knowledge based, skillful, consistent and continuous manner always keeping the patient's welfare the priority.
• Assesses patients ability to communicate in English and assists in the Provision of an interpreter when applicable.
• Communicates effectively with referring physicians, Radiologist, and other departments including the Emergency room to ensure studies are performed in an efficient manner.
• Takes quality CT images and/or Radiographs of specified body areas/parts as ordered by the physician, following established protocol/procedures guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and age-related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area.
• Assist with contacting the Nighthawk provider in order to request their assistance reading studies, as well as establishing communications with the emergency room or Radiology staff.
• Ensure that a Radiologist is notified for all CT studies performed on stroke patients with a history of CVA, Stroke, TIA, slurred speech, etc. Acts as liaison between staff, physicians, and management and promotes teamwork at all times.
• Coordinates and oversees the daily operations, workflow and staffing requirements to achieve desired outcomes through the effective use of personnel, equipment, supplies and effective workflow processes.
• Serve as an expert resource to staff. Staff need to feel comfortable going to the lead with procedural or technical questions, patient or customer concerns, and process questions
• Clearly communicate and introduce new processes into the department/unit.
• Communicate with Radiology leadership on a daily basis to keep them apprised of any obstacles, issues, patient complaints, staff issues, etc.
• Actively communicate with the Emergency room referring physicians, nursing staff, and other ancillary staff using a zone phone that will be assigned in order to facilitate timely communications.
• At times your assistance may be required to escort patients to and from the imaging areas and the emergency department when a patient escort is not available or exam volume is high.

To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or equivalent required
New York State Licensed Radiologic Technologist and IV certification. Computed Tomography-RT(CT)(ARRT)
NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
If you wish to view NYU Langone Hospital- Brooklyn's EEO policies, please click here. NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $102,899.80 - $114,639.80 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.