CT Technologist

TALENT Software Services

Hillsborough (NC)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a CT Technologist to conduct CT procedures, verify patient information, and ensure high-quality diagnostic images. Responsibilities include patient prep, contrast administration, image reconstruction, and seamless PACS/EMR integration.

The role entails following protocols, maintaining safety standards, and contributing to research and education within a dynamic radiology department.

Qualifications

Completion of radiologic technology education program.

Responsibilities

Identifies patients and verifies demographics and pregnancy status when applicable.
Performs CT scans with proper protocols and conducts multi-planar/3D reconstruction.
Administers oral and IV contrast following safety protocols and checks labs before contrast.
Transfers images via PACS/EMR systems and ensures accurate charge capture.

Skills

Education in Radiologic Technology

Education

Radiologic Technology program

Job description

['COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY', 'PATIENT IDENTIFICATION', 'PATIENT HISTORY', 'PATIENT SAFETY', 'CT SCANS']

['CONTRAST ELIGIBILITY', 'INTRAVENOUS LINES', 'IV CONTRAST', 'PACS', 'UNCH?S EMR', 'EPIC', 'IMPAX SERVICE TOOLS', 'PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION', 'DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES', 'PRIOR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE', 'MULTI-PLANAR AND 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF IMAGE DATA', 'CT ALGORITHMS', 'WINDOW AND LEVEL SETTING']

Duties:

Job Summary:

Conducts procedures and tests using Computerized Tomography (CT) equipment to acquire and analyze patient diagnostic data.

Job Responsibilities:

Patient Identification: Uses professional manners and methods, verifies patient identification, obtains patient history, assists patients and family members that require extra attention, insures patient understanding whenever possible, and insures patient safety.
Verifies patient identification, asks and documents pregnancy status on patients of child bearing age .
CT Scans: Obtains images per protocols, manipulates images according to protocols, performs multi-planar and 3D reconstruction of image data, demonstrates a thorough knowledge of CT algorithms, and selects appropriate window and level setting according to anatomy.
Contrast: Administers oral contrast to adult and pediatric patients according to protocols, establishes intravenous lines, administers IV contrast following safe and proper injection procedures, follows correct procedure to determine contrast eligibility, checks appropriate lab values before contrast injection per protocol.
Image Transfer- Maintains thorough understanding of PACS, and transmits images to QC, UNCH’s EMR, EPIC and PACS, verifies and segments images at the QC station, accesses IMPAX service tools to verify images transmission, completes, modifies and/or cancels orders in an appropriate and timely manner, cancels duplicate orders to avoid duplicate billing.
Insures that all charge information is accurate.
Verifies patient identification in accordance with UNC policy, insures that all appropriate demographic information is accurate and on the PACS images.
Other Duties: Performs task in a timely manner, runs the schedule creating a consistent workflow, volunteers to work on challenging tasks, difficult procedures and new research, produces quality diagnostic images, reviews patient's chart and reports for correlation, maintains a clean and orderly work environment, creates and keeps documentation of incidents as improvement opportunities for employees and the department.
Precept new employees and students.

Skills:

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