Cat Scan (CT) Technician, Acute

Socket.dev; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

PTO & Insurance

Career Growth

Well-being Programs

Professional Development

Free parking on site

Job summary

Spring View Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, seeks a Cat Scan Technician (CT) to perform imaging procedures with contrast media, monitor patient status, and ensure quality control. The role emphasizes safety standards, accurate imaging, and timely result reporting in a busy hospital setting.

Ideal candidates hold ARRT/JRCERT/ARMRIT/NMTCB accreditation and an associate degree is preferred; BLS, CT registry within 1 year may be required.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduated from an ARRT, JRCERT, ARMRIT, or NMTCB accredited program in Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy, MR, or Nuclear Medicine required.
• Associate's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and administer contrast media and medications within scope of practice.
• Monitor patient condition continually and report changes as appropriate.
• Prepare equipment and imaging parameters; select exposure factors.
• Implement safety standards and perform quality control on equipment.
• Troubleshoot and report equipment malfunctions.
• Position patient and perform imaging procedures.
• Analyze results and address image quality issues; reposition and repeat as needed.
• Enter, transmit and report scan results.

Education

ARRT/JRCERT/ARMRIT/NMTCB accredited program in Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy, MR, or Nuclear Medicine

Associate's degree preferred

Job description

Schedule: Full Time

Your experience matters

Spring View Hospital

is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Cat Scan Technician (CT) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Spring View Hospital’s staff and physicians pride ourselves on providing advanced quality care and service. We continue to enhance the service offerings that signal growth the growth envisioned for the communities we serve and a promise to provide excellence in healthcare to our families, friends and neighbors.

How you’ll contribute

• When ordered, prepares and administers contrast media and/or medications within scope of practice.
• Monitors patient condition continually and reports/responds to changes in status as appropriate.
• Prepares equipment and supplies. Selects appropriate exposure factors and imaging parameters.
• Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures on equipment.
• Troubleshoots, resolves, and/or reports equipment malfunctions as necessary.
• Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures on equipment.
• Troubleshoots, resolves, and/or reports equipment malfunctions as necessary.
• Positions patient and performs imaging procedure(s).
• Analyzes results and identifies issues with the quality of imaging results.
• Takes appropriate action to resolve image quality issues, including repositioning patient and repeating procedure.
• Enters, transmits and reports scan results.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Free parking on site.

What we’re looking for

• Education: Graduated from an ARRT, JRCERT, ARMRIT, or NMTCB accredited program in Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy, MR, or Nuclear Medicine required. Associate's degree preferred.
• Experience: 1 year in Radiologic technology, Radiation Therapy, MR, Nuclear Medicine, or CT procedures preferred.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) required; ARRT, JRCERT, ARMRIT, or NMTCB registry in Radiology, Radiation Therapy, MR, or Nuclear Medicine Registry required. ARRT Registry in Computed Tomography (CT) required (within 1 year hire/transfer).

More about Spring View Hospital

Spring View Hospital is a 75-bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Lebanon community for over 80 years. We are proud to be recognized by: The Joint Commission Accreditation, The Joint Commission Lab Survey Accreditation, American College of Cardiology, Chest Pain Accreditation, Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader and more.

EEOC Statement

“Spring View Hospitalis an Equal Opportunity Employer.Spring View Hospitalis committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.