Ct Tech Trainee

bilh; Symmes Corner (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Winchester Hospital is seeking a Computerized Tomography Technologist Trainee to learn CT exam protocols under supervision, while upholding safety standards and imaging quality.

The role supports radiology operations, including documentation, image handling in PACS, and patient education, with a focus on a strong culture of safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Must read, write and communicate effectively in English.
• ARRT Radiology registration and Massachusetts Radiology license required.
• Basic Life Support certification required.

Responsibilities

• Greet and escort patients, ensuring comfort and safety.
• Learn CT exam protocols and safety checks under supervision.
• Enter examinations accurately and document charges.
• Transmit and store images in PACS correctly.
• Maintain records/logs to monitor quality and safety.
• Assist with equipment cleaning and infection control protocols.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Accredited Radiologic Technology program

Rigid licensure as Radiographer

Job description

Job Description:

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Contributes to the Hospital's mission to care, heal and to excel in seNice to our community while training in performing Computerized Tomography (CT) examinations under supervision while meeting ACR imaging standards and maintaining safety standards using state-of the-alt CT scanners, power injectors, PACS, and other related medical imaging equipment. This training CT technologist position will have an impact on quality, safety and patient experience.

Job Functions

Consistent with the PROMISE principles and inherent in a hospital environment, employees must be flexible in meeting patients' and the Hospital's needs. While the list below describes the primary functions of this job, all employees at Winchester Hospital need to recognize that an essential element of their job is the ability to respond to unanticipated and/or changing situations. This may result in assuming responsibilities or tasks which are not on this list.

As part of the Radiology team and under the direct supewisionof the CT Supervisor or licensed CT Technologist, the Computerized Tomography Technologist Trainee:

• Greets, escorts, assesses, educates and identifies patients making the patients feel welcomed and comfortable. Training will include howto perform safety and quality checks, including verifying exam orders.
• Training to include completing CT examinations following established exam protocols-established by CT Radiologist.
• Training involving entering examinations correctly, ensuring accurate and informative documentation and appropriate charges are entered.
• Training to include how to electronically send and store images and data appropriately in PACS.
• Training involving departmental procedures for maintaining records and logs to monitor quality and safety in accordance with departmental policies.
• Training involving equipment cleaning and maintaining a safe work environment presenting the best possible impression of facilities and fostering our culture of safety.
• Training to become familiar with supply and equipment issues to ensure optimum operations, equipment quality and long-term equipment maintenance and life.
• Transports and provides ambulatory assistance to patients as necessary.
• Training in the education process and how to inform patients and family members throughout the patients' experience.
• Communicates effectively with the healthcare team utilizing established handoff procedures. Gives and accepts respectful feedback to enhance teamwork and the clinical training experience.
• Training to help minimizes preventable harm events and consistently executes the infection control protocols. Incorporates the Culture of Safety tools in daily practice, adhering to quality and safety guidelines and communicating near-miss or potential risks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Required: Graduate of an accredited program in Radiologic Technology Preferred: NA

Experience:

Required: Prior work experience as a licensed Radiographer Preferred: NA

Other Skills Knowledge:

Required: For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS: Required:

• ARRT registered in Radiology
• Massachusetts State license in Radiology

LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Basic Life support

POPULATION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS :

• Neonates
• Infants
• Children
• Adolescents
• Adults
• Geriatrics

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Schedule requirements: Required to work Monday-Friday Day Shift under the direct supeNision of a licensed CT Technologist for 40 hours for the 16 week duration of the Clinical Training Program.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to CT Supervisor
• Not responsible for supervising the work of others

PROMISE

COMMITMENT

When patients enter Winchester Hospital, they are entrusting us with a responsibility that is otherwise normally their own - the responsibility for their health, well-being, and often, their lives. To honor that trust, all Winchester Hospital employees are expected to demonstrate the PROMISE behaviors of Winchester Hospital in every encounter with patients, coworkers, and the community. PROMISE is an acronym for the following:

• Promoting Teamwork
• Respect
• Ownership
• Maintaining a Positive Attitude
• Initiative
• Safety and Quality
• Empathy

All Winchester Hospital employees are expected to exemplify the PROMISE behaviors

COMPLIANCE COMMITMENT

Winchester Hospital maintains a Compliance Program to ensure that employees comply with all laws, regulations and Joint Commission and other licensure and accreditation standards that apply to our business. The Code of Business Conduct is a vital part of the Compliance Program. Employees must be familiar with the Compliance Program and Code of Business Conduct and must comply with their requirements, and the requirements of any other laws and regulations,