CT Technologist
Allentown, PA
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Evenings

CT Tech

• Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Evening, 5 x 8-hour shifts, 15:00 to 23:30 (8 hours/day, 40 hours/week)
• On-call: None
• Scrub color: Any

Facility Overview

• Level 1 Trauma facility and Stroke Certified hospital
• Dedicated Children's ED and a large adult ED
• 800 inpatient bed hospital

Equipment

• GE 64 VCT/Lightspeed
• GE 128 Revolution
• Med Rad Injector
• Ulrich motion injector

Required Qualifications

• CT Technologist with at least 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• ARRT (CT) certification
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam: Physician statement within 2 months of start. Does not need annual updates.
• TB screening: QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT within 90 days of start. PPDs are not acceptable. Annual updates are not required. Positive results require a negative chest X-ray within 12 months of start.
• TB questionnaire: Required for past positive TB and in place of TB test renewal. Must be updated annually.
• Hepatitis B: Positive antibody titer or completed vaccine series required. Declinations are not acceptable. Negative or equivocal titers require a completed vaccine series or an antigen titer.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: For contracts signed on or after 9/8/2026, a positive titer or 2 vaccines is required. Negative or equivocal titers require a declination, 1 booster, or 2 vaccines. For contracts signed before 9/8/2026, negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters or 2 previous vaccines.
• Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap: Vaccine within 10 years of start and obtained at age 19 or older. Renewals are not required. Applies to contracts signed on or after 9/8/2026.
• Flu vaccination (2026-27): Flu season runs 10/1 through 4/1. New candidates starting in this window must have a vaccine or exemption on file before start. Documentation must include date administered, administrator name, lot number, and expiration date. Receipts are not acceptable. Declinations are not acceptable.
• COVID: Vaccine or facility-specific declination required.
• Fit mask: Required within 12 months of start, using one of the following: 3M 1870/1870+, 3M 1804, 3M 1804S, or 3M 1860. Candidates who fail one mask must retest with the remaining acceptable types. Applies to contracts signed on or after 9/8/2026.
• Respirator clearance: Medical clearance for respirator use required for all candidates starting 4/7/2025 or later, renewed annually. Completed through a virtual questionnaire reviewed by a licensed healthcare professional. Upload with a 1-year expiration date.
• Fit test questionnaire: Fit protection form required for all candidates before start.

Drug Testing

• 10-panel drug screen, or 9-panel without THC/marijuana, within 60 days before start. THC/marijuana is not a required panel. Does not need annual updates.
• If the first screen is dilute, an observed drug screen must be completed within 24 hours of the dilute result, where allowed by state. If it is not completed in that window, the contract will be cancelled. The result, or the chain of custody, must clearly state it was observed.

Background and State Requirements

• Background check: Required within 30 days of start. Must cover all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. Must include SSN trace, counties, states, nationwide criminal search, sex offender search, DMV (if driving is essential), education verification, and PA PATCH. Instant searches are not acceptable. International searches are required if applicable.
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG required upon hire.
• Education verification: Must be run for the highest level relative to the candidate's specialty.
• PA state exclusions check (Medicheck): Required within 30 days of start.
• PA PATCH search: Required within 90 days of start. Certificate must have a seal and not be "under review."
• PA FBI fingerprint clearance: Required within 90 days of start. Full results are required, including all pages. Required for all candidates except remote workers living outside PA. Fingerprints may be completed outside PA at an IdentoGo enrollment center.
• PA Department of Human Services fingerprint results: Required within 90 days of start. Upload all pages, even if marked "Eligible."
• PA child abuse search: Required within 90 days of start. Result must list "Employment" as the certification purpose.

Employment History and References

• References: Minimum of 2 professional references from employment within 12 months of start.
• Employment application: Required. Must include 7 years of complete work history, explanations for all employment gaps over 90 days, education, license/certification information, and contact information. Dates must include month and year.
• Work history verification: Third-party verification of the last 7 years required. No gaps over 30 days.

Orientation and Other Documents

• Safety manual acknowledgment: Signed acknowledgment covering Joint Commission training and the safety manual. Updated annually.
• Affidavit for provisional employment: Must be completed before start.
• Badge photo: Required for new candidates starting 3/31/2025 or later. Must be taken within the past 6 months, forward-facing, in color, with a solid background. No hats, masks, or photo filters.