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Job Description:

$5,000 Sign on Bonus for External Candidates Optum New York,(formerly Optum Tri-State NY) is seeking a CT Technologist to joinour team in Poughkeepsie, NY. Optum is a clinician-led careorganization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. Asa member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integralpart of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. AtOptum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of aglobal organization behind you so you can help your patients livehealthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in acollaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusionwhile driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve anexceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life atwork and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing thehealth of your community with the excitement of contributing newpractice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care formillions of patients across the country. Because together, we havethe power to make health care better for everyone. Join us anddiscover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting.

Growing together. CareMount Medical, P.C. is the largestindependent multispecialty medical group in New York State,providing comprehensive medical care of the highest quality to over640,000 patients in more than 45 locations throughout Westchester,Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, and Ulster counties and New York City.

Founded in 1946 as Mount Kisco Medical Group, CareMount has grownto over 600 physicians and advanced practice professionalsrepresenting more than 40 different medical specialties. CareMountis affiliated with world-class organizations includingMassachusetts General Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, andMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. CareMount offers on-sitelaboratory and radiology services, endoscopy and infusion suites,and operates eight urgent-care centers. Our physicians arefrequently recognized as best doctors in respected publications andhave been featured in lists including New York Magazine’s “BestDoctors,” Westchester and Hudson Valley Magazine’s “Top Doctors” aswell as in Castle Connolly Medical’s “Top Doctors.” For additionalinformation about CareMount Medical and its specialties, pleasevisit: www.caremountmedical.com. The group has always maintained afirm commitment to each of our patientsto provide high qualitymedical and surgical care in a warm, friendly setting, and in acaring manner. Each and every member of our professional andsupport staff is dedicated to this ideal

• physicians, nurses,technicians and support personnel.

Position in this function isresponsible for performing and reformatting the CT examination thatcreates the images needed for diagnosis and the performance ofinterventional and therapeutic procedures. This also includescreating a tranquil environment, so patients will be able to adhereto examination instructions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identifyanatomical orientation on all required images and assures properfile identification on all images
• Demonstrate competencyperforming all computerized tomography procedures and the operationof all related equipment
• Greet patients, obtain history, andenters information in computer system
• Scan according toguidelines
• Observe patient vital signs during examination
• Provide instruction/mentoring to new hires
• Maintain CPRcertification
• Perform procedures in compliance with Standards ofCare, facility and regulatory requirements, and ARRT Standards ofEthics
• Maintain quality standards as it relates to HIPPAregulations
• Assist in the completion of the accreditation processfor American College of Radiology (ACR) every three years
• Demonstrate a positive patient experience; share information withpatients, providing knowledge about the procedure; ensuring theyare aware of follow-up steps and requirements
• Demonstrate apositive experience from the referring providers; providingexcellent quality
• Consistently submit images of diagnosticquality without recommendation of additional image acquisition;performs quality assurance on images and equipment; demonstratescompetency in utilizing systems
• Make decisions authoritativelyand wisely after adequately contemplating various available coursesof action
• Contribute to efficient out-patient Operations,maximizing the productivity of assigned modality
• Observes patientfor vital signs during examination
• Utilize sterile techniquespreventing contamination
• Identify anatomical orientation on allrequired images and assures proper file identification on allimages
• Review each examination for technical accuracy, presentscompleted examinations to radiologist, and communicates pertinentdata to persons responsible for the care of patients following theprocedure
• Demonstrate teamwork; interacts in a positive mannerwith employees and contributes to a collaborative work environment
• Meet or exceed deadlines, follows through, demonstratingaccountability, flexibility and adaptability
• Enhance professionalgrowth and maintain certifications, registration and active CME’sthrough education programs, conferences, and workshops Optum NY/NJwas formed in 2022 by bringing together Riverside Medical Group,CareMount Medical and ProHealth Care. The regional alignmentcombines resources and services across the care continuum
• frompreventative medicine to diagnostics to treatment and beyond acrossNew York, New Jersey, and Southern Connecticut.

As a PatientCentered Medical Home, Optum NY/NJ can provide patient-focusedmedical care to the entire family. You will find our team workingin local clinics, surgery centers and urgent care centers, withincare models focused on managing risk, higher quality outcomes anddriving change through collaboration and innovation. Together,we’re making health care work better for everyone. You’ll berewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment thatwill challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes tosucceed in your role as well as provide development for other rolesyou may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High schooldiploma or equivalent
• ARRT (American Registry of RadiologicTechnologist) CT certified

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associatedegree or Baccalaureate degree in radiography, radiation therapy,or nuclear medicine
• 2 years of experience in computed tomography
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability tocommunicate with patients, visitors, and employees within theorganization
• Ability to adequately use, or learn to use, thedepartment’s computerized system and its associated devices

Physical Demands:

• Requires standing and walking for extendedperiods of time
• Must be able to lift and carry items weighting upto 50 pounds
• Must be able to assist patients weighing 300 poundsor more and place them in appropriate positions for the operationof equipment
• Requires eyesight correctable to 20/20 to operateequipment and review images Core customers and key relationships:
• Patients
• Patients Families and Friends
• Physicians and OtherMedical Staff
• External Medical Partners The hourly range for thisrole is $28.

61 to $56.06 per hour based on full-time employment.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to locallabor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.

UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws asapplicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offersbenefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive andrecognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution(all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matterwhere or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’llfind a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. OptumCare isan Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law andqualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex,sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protectedveteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local,state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. OptumCare is adrug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug testbefore beginning employment.