CT Technologist - PRN

Indiana University Health System•Muncie, DE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The CT Technologist is a PRN position at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana, providing coverage as needed throughout the department. Availability across multiple shifts is encouraged, and scheduling flexibility is based on departmental needs. The position does not include call responsibilities. PRN team members are expected to work one holiday per year as part of the department’s holiday coverage plan. The CT Technologist operates the CT scanner, prepares and positions patients, screens patients for safe scanning and contrast administration, obtains IV access, and administers contrast as required. The role requires knowledge of scan protocols, the ability to select protocols that address clinical concerns, and adjustment of scan parameters to produce diagnostic images. The technologist collaborates with radiologists and referring physicians, follows radiation safety protocols, performs routine equipment quality control, assists in medical alert situations and minimally invasive procedures as needed, communicates with patients, families, and care team members, and documents necessary information in the EMR. The technologist is also expected to stay current with continuing education.

Requirements

Requires 0–3 years of relevant experience.
Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) is required.
Requires the ability to maneuver equipment and improvise positions when a patient’s condition does not permit routine positioning.
Requires active status through one of the following: ARRT Registered Technologist—Radiography, RT(R), or Nuclear Medicine, RT(NM); or NMTCB Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT).
Requires current Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) licensure as a Radiologic Technologist or Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
May be required to meet registry or certification requirements for another modality, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Operate the CT scanner and prepare and position patients.
Screen patients for safe scanning and safe contrast administration.
Obtain IV access and administer contrast as required; recognize and respond to adverse contrast events.
Apply knowledge of scan protocols and select appropriate protocols to address clinical concerns.
Adjust scan parameters to ensure diagnostic images.
Collaborate with radiologists and referring physicians.
Follow radiation safety protocols.
Perform routine quality control on equipment.
Stay current with continuing education.
Assist in medical alert situations.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and members of the care team.
Document necessary information in the EMR.
Assist with minimally invasive procedures as needed.
Provide PRN coverage as needed and work one holiday per year.