Weekend CT Tech

HCA•Nashville, TN

44d•Onsite

About The Position

A CT Tech, or Computed Tomography Technologist, performs CT scans, ensuring the highest level of customer service and image quality while managing the entire patient procedure. This involves preparing patients, which includes starting IVs for contrast administration and using the power injector, as well as retrieving necessary patient history and orders. The Technologist effectively communicates with patients, their families, physicians, and the radiologist, providing crucial signs and symptoms pertinent to the exam. They are responsible for coordinating patient flow, ensuring all daily exams are completed, maintaining equipment and departmental work areas, and upholding the principle of ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) to minimize radiation dose. The role requires the completion of all documentation and contribution to after-hour coverage through on-call rotations, all while promoting quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
(ARRT-CT) Computed Tomography
(ARRT-R) Radiography
Associate Degree

Nice To Haves

One year of post-graduate experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Perform CT exams following protocols and in a timely manner, ensuring a high quality of care.
Take patient history and retrieve any necessary orders or prior images.
Provide patient history, signs, and symptoms appropriate to the exam to the radiologist.
Appropriately complete documentation.
Coordinate patient flow and check the daily list to ensure all exams are complete.
Support ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principles.
Inform patients about procedures and answer questions.
Interact and professionally communicate with physicians, patients, and family members.
Start IVs for contrast administration.
Use the power injector.
Prepare procedure trays with appropriate supplies.
Support and participate in quality (QI) and performance improvement (PI) plans.
Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.