The work location for this position is Lewiston, Idaho

Full-Time: 80-hrs per pay period

Hours:  8:00am - 4:30pm

Benefits May Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k w/ employer match
• Short & Long-term disabilities
• Life & AD&D insurances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• and more?

Position Summary

Provide support to the Radiation Therapist with patient transport, set up and transferring to the linear accelerator. Help with general tasks to support patient care. Assist in managing patient volumes in Linacs. Assist the physician in daily tracking of patient planning and workflow. Provide support with communication between physics, physician, dosimetry and radiation therapists. Operates imaging equipment, prepares exam room, equipment and supplies.  Provides patient services using imaging modalities and positioning devices.

The CT Technologist must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her department.  The individual must acquire and/or demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.  He/she must be able to provide care with consideration of developmental status.

Primary (Essential) Duties:

• Follows the prescribed techniques in administering all types of procedures.
  
• Maintains working inventory of supplies.
  
• Prepares patient for procedures, explains procedure, assists patient to and from exam room.
  
• Utilize appropriate positioning devices needed to assist in preparation for radiation therapy. Understand use of gantry, lasers, table and treatment accessories. 
  
• Observes equipment and patient and reports unusual occurrences.
  
• Cleans and disinfects procedure room and equipment.  Follows guidelines for room organization.
  
• Creates diagnostic CT and x-ray images in accordance with appropriate ALARA techniques.
  
• Performs general office duties.
  
• Uses proper radiation safety techniques.
  
• May perform diagnostic x-ray procedures as needed/required per shift.    
  
• Maintains appropriate patient flow.
  
• Transports patients.
  
• Participates in on-call rotation.
  
• Performs quality control and quality assurance duties of the CT department as requested.
  
• Participates in the training process of other staff members as required.
  
• Assess equipment needs with Lead CT Technologist and/or Department Director.
  
• Track patients in the planning process from SIM to Start Treatment. Communicate as needed between the physician, physics, dosimetry and therapists. Update the Pending Treatment Patient list for review at chart rounds every week. 
  
• Update and manage the patient planning treatment board for the physician and physics. Meet with the physician as needed to assist with organizing and keeping up to date on where patients are in the planning process. 
  
• Perform chart checks prior to patient?s treatment start date
  
• Manage radiation therapist?s work schedule
  
• Assist radiation therapist?s with linac schedules 
  
• Timekeeper to manage time clock edits
  
• The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.
  

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position.  While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

• High school diploma or GED
• Graduate of AMA approved school in Radiology Technology
• Must have advanced-level certification by the ARRT or equivalent accreditation body in computed tomography, or registration and certification in radiography by ARRT or obtain registration and certification within six months of hire with the ARRT and documented training on the provision of diagnostic CT exams.
• BLS on first day or to be assigned by the Learning Center

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