CT Tech

HCA Healthcare; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9

Education assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Weekend CT Technician at TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center to perform CT scans and ensure high-quality imaging. You will prepare patients, start IVs for contrast, and collaborate with radiologists to deliver accurate results.

Responsibilities include maintaining documentation, coordinating patient flow, and participating in quality improvement initiatives while upholding ALARA principles. The role supports after-hour coverage and on-call rotations as needed.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• (ARRT-CT) Computed Tomography
• (ARRT-R) Radiography
• One year of post-graduate experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Perform CT exams following protocols and in a timely manner.
• Take patient history and retrieve orders or prior images.
• Provide patient history, signs, and symptoms to the radiologist.
• Complete documentation.
• Coordinate patient flow and daily exam list.
• Support ALARA principles.
• Inform patients about procedures and answer questions.
• Interact professionally with physicians, patients and families.
• Start IVs for contrast administration.
• Use the power injector.
• Prepare procedure trays with supplies.
• Support quality improvement plans.
• Demonstrate knowledge of patient development relevant to age groups.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

BCLS within 30 days

ARRT-CT

ARRT-R

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

CT Technologist - TriStar Southern Hills (Main Campus)

Monday-Thursday 10a-8:30p

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Weekend CT Tech? At TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Weekend CT Tech like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

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.

What You Will Do In This Role:

• You will perform CT exams following protocols and in a timely manner, ensuring a high quality of care.

• You will take patient history and retrieve any necessary orders or prior images.

• You will provide patient history, signs, and symptoms appropriate to the exam to the radiologist.

• You will appropriately complete documentation.

• You will coordinate patient flow and check the daily list to ensure all exams are complete.

• You will support ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principles.

• You will inform patients about procedures and answer questions.

• You will interact and professionally communicate with physicians, patients, and family members.

• You will start IVs for contrast administration.

• You will use the power injector.

• You will prepare procedure trays with appropriate supplies.

• You will support and participate in quality (QI) and performance improvement (PI) plans.

• You will demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served.

• You will perform other duties as assigned.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• (ARRT-CT) Computed Tomography

• (ARRT-R) Radiography

• Associate Degree

• One year of post-graduate experience preferred but not required

A four-time Tennessean Top Workplace, TriStar Southern Hills (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/tristar-southern-hills-medical-center) is a recognized leader in healthcare, providing exceptional care across emergency services, cardiology, orthopedics, rehabilitation and more. Our rehabilitation program ranks among the top 50 in the nation, and TriStar Southern Hills is one of the few hospitals in Tennessee to earn a 4-star CMS rating. We are also an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. More than 300 board-certified physicians represent over 20 specialties—but what truly sets us apart is our people. Our highly engaged, tenured team creates an environment where new colleagues are supported from day one, with meaningful opportunities for clinical growth, leadership development and long-term career advancement.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"Good people beget good people.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Weekend CT Tech opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.