CT Technologist

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Hendersonville (TN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a CT Technologist for an evening shift (11am-11:30pm) Wednesday to Friday. The role focuses on performing CT exams with high-quality imaging, patient communication, and ALARA safety adherence.

Required are ARRT-CT and ARRT-R certifications, a radiologic technology degree, BLS, and 1 year of post-graduate experience preferred. Join a team dedicated to excellent patient care and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of radiologic technology
• Current (ARRT-CT)
• Current (ARRT-R)
• 1 year post-graduate experience preferred
• BLS certification required

Responsibilities

• Perform CT exams following protocols and in a timely manner, ensuring a high quality of care.
• Prepare procedure trays with appropriate supplies.
• Take patient history and retrieve orders or prior images.
• Provide patient history, signs, and symptoms appropriate to the exam to the radiologist.
• 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 communicate with physicians, patients, and family members.
• Start IVs for contrast administration and use the power injector.
• Contribute to after-hour coverage through on-call shift rotations.
• Maintain licenses, certifications and accreditations.
• Handle daily upkeep of departmental work areas.
• Promote customer service initiatives per ICARE values.
• Participate in quality and performance improvement plans.
• Demonstrate knowledge of patient development and care across ages.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Evening Shift 11am-11:30pm

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) CT Technologist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The CT Tech performs CT scans, providing the highest level of customer service and image quality.

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 prepare procedure trays with appropriate supplies.
• 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 contribute to after-hour coverage through on-call shift rotations.
• You will maintain all licenses, certifications, and accreditations required as outlined in job qualifications.
• You will handle daily upkeep of departmental work areas (cleaning, stocking, etc.).
• You will promote customer service initiatives by adhering to the ICARE values.
• You will support and participate in quality (QI) and performance improvement (PI) plans.
• You will comply with quarterly targeted metrics (i.e., Kronos, HealthStream, PACS, etc.).
• 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

• Graduate of an accredited school of radiologic technology
• Current (ARRT-CT)
• Current (ARRT-R)
• 1 year post-graduate experience preferred
• BLS certification required

Benefits

TriStar Hendersonville 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 benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is a 159-bed facility providing quality healthcare to Sumner and surrounding counties for more than 45 years. The facility is the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County, a Certified Primary Stroke Center and a designated Level III Trauma Center. The Birth Center at TriStar Hendersonville features a six-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), spacious maternity suites and a lactation boutique for inpatient and outpatient breastfeeding services. TriStar Hendersonville also offers emergency services, cardiology, neurology, orthopedic, surgical and wound care services. In addition to its main hospital campus, other affiliates include TriStar Women’s Imaging Hendersonville, The Outpatient Center at Hendersonville, TriStar Portland ER and TriStar Portland Diagnostic Center.

In 2022, the hospital was named the first Innovation Hub of HCA Healthcare and Digital Transformation and Innovation (DT&I). The Innovation Hub is a hospital location dedicated to collaborative design and the development of solutions designed to benefit patients and care team members across HCA Healthcare.

Innovation Hubs are central to HCA Healthcare’s commitment to human-centered, clinically-led innovation. They serve as real-life environments for understanding current state friction points, testing, refining, and integrating digital AI solutions to impact how we provide care. This unique environment brings together care teams, administrators, data scientists and technologists to create solutions that will have lasting impact for HCA Healthcare. Learn more about HCA Healthcare and DT&I.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.