CT Lead Technologist

Advocate Health•Milwaukee, WI

7d•$41 - $62•Onsite

About The Position

The CT Lead Technologist provides day-to-day direction and technical support to employees and students, including training, orientation, work assignments, and feedback on performance. The role supports staffing, productivity, inventory, department resources, policy implementation, and performance improvement. It also serves as a technical resource, role model, and preceptor, and collaborates with other departments on patient care and imaging processes. The position performs basic through advanced CT diagnostic procedures, including applicable invasive, angiographic, cardiac, cyber-knife, venographic, cerebral, PET/CT, and 3D reformatting procedures. Responsibilities include obtaining patient histories, verifying exam orders, positioning patients, selecting scanning factors, protecting patients from radiation, preparing and administering contrast under Radiologist direction, processing and labeling images, and entering patient, study, and billing information into the radiology information system. The Lead Technologist oversees required records, supports equipment quality assurance and calibration, reports malfunctions, and evaluates new products and equipment. The role also involves patient positioning and transport, including lifting and pushing/pulling, and providing age-appropriate care in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The position is full time, 40 hours per week, with a typical Monday–Friday schedule of 0600–14:30; hours may vary to meet department needs.

Requirements

Wisconsin state Radiographer license.
Registered Technologist (RT) registration from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
Computed Tomography (CT) registration from the ARRT.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association, to be obtained within 6 months.
Advanced training beyond high school, including completion of an accredited or approved Radiologic Technology program.
Typically 5 years of experience in Computerized Tomography (CT) as a CT Technologist.
Advanced knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy and radiation safety.
Proficiency in intravenous (IV) and venipuncture procedures, if required by the facility.
Advanced knowledge of accreditation policies and procedures to assist with departmental accreditation.
Demonstrated leadership skills, including delegation, team building, managing multiple priorities, problem solving, and decision making.
Ability to serve as a role model and hold staff accountable to Aurora's service commitments.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and patient service skills for working effectively with physicians, patients, and other staff.
Ability to work independently.
Intermediate computer skills.
Ability to meet physical demands, including frequent sitting, standing, walking, lifting, squatting, bending, twisting, and reaching above the shoulders; lifting up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist and 20 lbs. overhead; carrying up to 40 lbs.; pushing or pulling with 30 lbs. of force; and performing a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
Clear speech, vision, and hearing.
Ability to work with required personal protective equipment when exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, or radiation hazards and blood or body fluids.

Responsibilities

Train and orient employees and students; provide day-to-day work direction and input on performance.
Assign work, monitor and review progress and accuracy, monitor productivity, maintain appropriate staffing levels, and guide staff on complex issues.
Assist with human resource responsibilities, including interviewing and selection, staff development, performance feedback, resolving employee concerns, and supporting morale.
Help interpret department policies and procedures, communicate procedural changes, identify performance improvement opportunities, and facilitate change.
Monitor inventory and labor productivity and assist with managing department resources.
Serve as a technical resource, role model, and preceptor; facilitate clinical problem solving and collaborate across departments on patient care and imaging processes.
Operate CT equipment and perform basic to advanced diagnostic procedures applicable at the assigned facility.
Obtain patient histories and compare requisitions with physician orders to ensure exam accuracy.
Position patients, select and adjust scanning factors, and provide radiation protection and safety.
Prepare and administer contrast media under Radiologist direction and assist with scanning techniques.
Provide measurements and additional slices as directed; post-process images and accurately identify and label them.
Maintain records in accordance with regulatory requirements; enter patient and study information into the radiology information system and document billing codes.
Identify equipment performance issues, perform or ensure quality assurance tests and calibration, report malfunctioning equipment, and evaluate new products and equipment.
Position and transport patients, including duties requiring lifting and pushing/pulling, using proper technique.
Provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients and follow departmental policies and procedures.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.