CT Tech Assistant

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Presbyterian is seeking a full-time CT Tech Assistant to join the CT team in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment at a leading academic medical center.

You will work alongside registered CT technologists across the main CT department, ED, and Kamin Tower as it opens, with overnight shifts and 8/12-hour options.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist with paperwork and documentation.
• Strong communication and patient-facing skills.
• Team-oriented with willingness to support imaging staff.

Responsibilities

• Meet patients as they arrive to the department.
• Assist with paperwork and documentation.
• Answer scheduling/history questions by phone; escort patients as needed.
• Assist with MRI screening and patient preparation for CT.
• Help with lifting/transferring patients and IV access per protocol.
• Prepare and align patients for CT imaging as directed by technologist.
• Monitor telemetry during exams when required and provide patient care support.
• Provide discharge instructions as directed by the technologist.
• Report equipment issues to technologists and supervisors.
• Support QC activities and daily/weekly testing procedures.
• Transport patients as needed and prepare exam rooms per procedures.

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

UPMC Presbyterian is seeking a full-time CT Tech Assistant to join our CT team!

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a fast-paced, patient-focused environment at one of the region's leading academic medical centers. In this role, you'll work alongside our registered CT technologists, supporting imaging services across the main CT department, Emergency Department, and the brand-new Kamin Tower as it opens.

We offer flexible overnight scheduling with the option of 8-hour or 12-hour shifts, including:

• 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM

This position includes rotating weekend and holiday coverage.

If you're looking to gain hands-on experience in a cutting-edge imaging environment while making a meaningful impact on patient care, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Meets patients as they arrive to department.
• Assists with paperwork preparation and documentation.
• Answers phone calls regarding scheduling, questions and patient history.
• Escorts patients to dressing areas and assists the patient as needed.
• Conducts MRI screening according to established procedures to ensure safe scanning and entrance into the MRI scan room and provides completed screening form to technologist for review.
• Assists with lifting and transferring patients to and from exam tables as needed.
• Establishes IV access (e.g. for contrast administration) according to established procedures.
• Assists technologist in the preparation of oral contrast for patients and provides patient instructions as needed under the direction of the technologist in alignment with existing department guidelines.
• Properly pads, positions, centers and aligns the patient and CT table for proper imaging of the body part according to established protocols under the technologist's direction.
• Performs telemetry monitoring during exam as necessary if applicable to the business unit, provides patient care support as needed.
• Provides discharge instructions as directed by the technologist.
• Reports any equipment malfunctions to technologist and supervisor.
• Assists in the performance of QC functions including all daily and weekly QC testing according to departmental guidelines.
• Transport patients to and from the unit when required.
• Clean and prepare exam room following established procedures.