Full-Time CT Technologist

North Star Diagnostic Imaging • Rockwall, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The CT Technologist performs and assists with high-quality diagnostic CT and X-ray procedures, with a focus on patient care and education. The position is located in Rockwall, Texas, and is scheduled Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No weekends or on-call work is required. The workplace is closed on major holidays, which are paid.

The technologist prepares and positions patients for radiological procedures, explains treatments and answers questions, and applies radiation-protection and infection-control practices. The role also involves operating and maintaining radiology equipment, documenting patient care, following professional and legal requirements, maintaining technical knowledge, and contributing to the team.

Requirements

• Texas Medical Board certification or credentialing is required.
• ARRT certification is required.
• CT certification or board eligibility is required.
• Skills include use of medical technologies, performing diagnostic procedures, informing others, quality focus, planning, technical understanding, people skills, dependability, creating a safe and effective environment, radiologic technology, and analyzing information.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality diagnostic CT imaging and assist with diagnostic CT and X-ray procedures.
• Establish rapport with patients and others to understand patient service requirements.
• Maintain radiology equipment, including completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, arranging repairs, maintaining inventories, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
• Follow applicable federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements and advise management on needed actions.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through workshops, publications, professional networks, and societies.
• Gain patient cooperation by reducing anxiety, explaining treatment, and answering questions.
• Prepare patients for procedures by positioning them, adjusting immobilization devices, positioning equipment, and setting exposure factors.
• Minimize radiation exposure to patients and staff using radiation-protection techniques, beam-restrictive devices, shielding, and appropriate exposure factors.
• Protect patients and employees by following infection-control policies and protocols, drug protocols for reactions such as those to contrast media, first-aid procedures, and emergency-cart procedures.
• Maintain the production and quality of radiographs by following standards and procedures, developing and observing radiographs, and making necessary adjustments.
• Document patient care services in patient and department records.
• Contribute to team efforts by completing related duties as needed.

Benefits

• 80 hours of accrued PTO
• Health insurance
• Scrubs provided
• Paid holidays for major holidays when the workplace is closed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed