CT Technologist
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Cedar Crest

CT Tech

Overview

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day (2x12 hours), 9:00 to 21:00
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 24 hours per week
• On-call: None
• Scrub color: Any
• Facility: Stroke Certified Hospital and Level 1 Trauma facility
• Equipment used: GE 64 VCT/Lightspeed, GE 128 Revolution, Med Rad Injector, and Ulrich motion injector

Required Qualifications

• ARRT (CT) certification
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross (military certification not accepted)
• CT Technologist experience of at least 1 year, obtained within the last year

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 30 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. Instant searches are not acceptable. Components include SSN trace, county and state searches, nationwide criminal search, sex offender search, DMV check (if driving is essential), and education verification for the highest level relevant to the specialty.
• Pennsylvania state checks: PA FBI fingerprint clearance and PA Department of Human Services fingerprint results within 90 days of start (remote workers living outside PA are exempt), child abuse search within 90 days, PATCH search within 90 days, and Medicheck/state exclusions check within 30 days.
• Health and immunizations: Physical exam with physician statement within 2 months of start; Tdap within 10 years of start; TB screening (QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot within 90 days, PPDs not accepted); measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity via positive titer or vaccines; hepatitis B positive titer or completed vaccine series (declinations not accepted); and flu vaccine or exemption on file before start during flu season (10/1 to 4/1).
• COVID: Vaccine or declination required.
• Drug screen: 10-panel or 9-panel without THC within 60 days before start. A dilute result requires an observed re-screen within 24 hours.
• Respiratory protection: Fit test on an approved 3M mask within 12 months of start, and annual respirator medical clearance.
• Documentation: National tech certification verification before start and upon expiration; employment application covering 7 years of work history; third-party work history verification for the last 7 years with no gaps over 30 days; 2 professional references from employment within 12 months of start; signed affidavit for provisional employment before start; and a badge photo taken within the last 6 months (forward-facing, color, solid background), plus the badge request form.
• Orientation: Signed acknowledgment of the safety manual, updated annually.