CT Technologist at Intermountain Health summary:
The CT Technologist performs diagnostic CT procedures using ionizing radiation, ensuring high-quality scans and patient safety. This role requires knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy, radiation safety protocols, and the ability to operate CT equipment and electronic imaging systems. Candidates must hold ARRT certification and demonstrate proficiency in contrast administration and patient care.
Job Description:
The CT Tech performs a variety of CT procedures using ionizing radiation for diagnostic purposes. This position uses ingenuity, iniative, and independent judgement to perform high quality scans.
Posting Specifics
Job Essentials
- Ensures proper patient identification, and order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.
- Performs exams per department protocol.
- Understands cross-sectional anatomy and demonstrates anatomical positioning competency.
- Familiar with the ALARA program and follows proper radiation safety protocol.
- Demonstrates ability to critique own films.
- Completes studies within acceptable time limitations per department expectations without compromising patient care or the quality of the examination.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of protocol relating to contrast administration.
- As ordered by the physician and under radiologist or physician supervision administers oral barium products or intravenous contrast material to patients.
- Practices appropriate infection control and sterile techniques.
- Provides appropriate patient education and ensures patient comfort.
- Understands and operates CT equipment and related information systems appropriately to ensure that quality images are produced.
- Exhibits working knowledge of contrast injectors and laser printers.
- Exhibits understanding and proficiency with electronic imaging. The incumbent will be able to view, transfer and manipulate images.
- Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.
- Follows appropriate protocol for medical necessity, coding, and charging, obtaining consent if necessary, documenting any events that may occur for quality, maintaining a current QC program for ACR, and reporting any equipment failures or problems.
Minimum Qualifications
Radiography Certification/Registration (ARRT)
Relevant State licensure (where required)
Demonstrated CT proficiency
Basic Life Support(BLS) certification (healthcare)
Post-hire expectation: Meets departmental IV certification competency within three months of hire.
Post-hire expectation: (Where applicable) Must complete the controlled substance module within six months of hire.
Post-hire expectation: (Where applicable) Must complete the initial moderate sedation module within six months of hire.
(Where applicable) Must complete the initial moderate sedation module within six months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Requirements:
Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Seeing, Standing.
Location:
Intermountain Health LDS Hospital
Work City:
Salt Lake City
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
20
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$34.06 - $52.55
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All positions subject to close without notice.
Keywords:
CT Technologist, radiologic technologist, diagnostic imaging, ionizing radiation, patient care, cross-sectional anatomy, ARRT certification, healthcare, radiation safety, medical imaging
