CT Technologist
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

CT Tech

Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: ASAP

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM to 7:30 AM)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Days: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday; Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Float scope: May float to other facilities in the system
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Facility Details

• Facility type: Short-term acute care
• Trauma level: Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1,567
• Scrub color: Teal

Required Qualifications

• Valid CT Technologist license in Connecticut
• CT Technologist with 2 years of experience
• CT Technologist experience within the last year
• Experience with Siemens imaging equipment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Background and Credentialing

• Seven-year criminal background check, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually. It must include SSN trace, county and statewide searches, national criminal and sex offender searches, federal extended search, education verification, and DOJ sex offender search. Instant searches are not acceptable.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Primary source license verification within 30 days of start
• Verification of the highest level of education. Only accredited schools are accepted, and diplomas are not accepted. If verification cannot be completed, an official transcript is required.
• Internationally educated candidates must provide a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Driver's license or state ID matching legal name, provided on the first day
• Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days
• Verification of the last 7 years of employment (attestations are not acceptable)
• Two professional references (travel)

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• TB screening, one of the following:

  • Negative T-Spot or QGold within 6 months of start
  • Two negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months of start (the second may be pending at start)
  • For positive TB history: chest X-ray within 1 year of start, plus a TB questionnaire
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start, listing all 10 panels
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline: 12/01.
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for testing. A 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) or 1870+ is preferred, but any mask is accepted if the size is included.

Competencies and Training

• Online color blind test with a score of 80% or higher. Tests dated before the signed contract are not accepted.
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure, updated if there is a 30-day gap in assignments
• 21st Century Cures Act training module and attestation
• New employee orientation module, with a copy provided by end of day on the start date
• Fire safety module and attestation
• Chaperone policy training and attestation
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training and attestation