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Job Description:

This position performs a variety of diagnostic cardiac/vascular exams under the direction of a physician for identification of abnormalities leading to patient diagnosis.

Full time position

Scope

• As an Imaging Tech II / CT Tech, you need to know how to:
• Access, manage and update patient medical records through Hospital Electronic Medical Record Information System.
• Accurately access patient medical records- Input physicians orders appropriately to patients records- Review documentation for ongoing patient care.
• Communicate patient record with ancillary hospital services- Maintain patient confidentiality as outlined by privacy and HIPAA guidelines.
• Practice core competencies according to the ARRT Standards of Ethics. Educate, interview, screen and explain imaging and safety procedures to patients regarding the biological effects of radiation and/or magnetic field protection and safety prior to beginning any imaging procedure to reduce anxiety and obtain patient cooperation.
• Position patient on imaging table and utilize immobilization devices as warranted for safety or to obtain optimum views of specified areas of the body as requested by a Physician and following protocols developed by a Radiologist.
• Administer contrast media orally or in intravenous administration according to Radiologist and/or Pharmacy guidelines.
• Monitor patient during procedures either through direct contact, by the use of two-way voice communication or through control room window and/or closed circuit TV screen.
• Practice universal safety precautions, radiation protection techniques and magnetic field education to minimize exposure to patient, self and staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's degree or diploma from two-year College or technical school; or 6 months to 1 year of related experience and/or training, required

- Current ARRT certification, required

- Current Montana State Licensure or eligibility to obtain, required

- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required

- Additional certification, required within 18 months of hire

Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and -Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.- and -Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.- and -Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.- and -Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).- and -May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

About Intermountain Health

As the largest nonprofit health system in the Mountain West, Intermountain Health is dedicated to creating healthier communities and helping our patients and caregivers thrive. It’s time to think of health in a whole new way, and by partnering with our patients and communities, providing expert care closer to home, and making great health more affordable, we can help more people get and stay well. We proudly invest back into improving the care we deliver, and our pioneering research is making healthcare more personalized, effective, and affordable. Serving patients and communities throughout the Mountain West, primarily in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming, Intermountain includes 33 hospitals, 300+ clinics, a medical group, affiliate networks, homecare, telehealth, health insurance plans, and other services - along with wholly owned subsidiaries including Select Health, Castell, Tellica Imaging, and Classic Air Medical. Our Caregiver Promise: Together, for the healthiest lives We celebrate the different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, and identities our caregivers bring to their work every day at Intermountain. Across all areas of our i...ntegrated health system, we proudly share best practices, knowledge, and techniques to better serve our patients, communities, and each other. Here, you’ll work alongside collaborative and curious minds who will support you, encourage you, inspire you, advocate for you, and challenge you to be your very best. Our Values Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Our action-oriented values, inspired and shaped by our own caregivers, speak to what it means to be part of Intermountain. - We are leaders in clinical excellence, delivering safe, best-in-quality care - We believe in what we do, living our mission every day - We serve with empathy, caring for each caregiver, patient, and member with compassion and respect - We are partners in health, collaborating to keep people well - We do the right thing, learning and acting with purpose - We are better together, building community through teamwork and belonging

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