CT Technologist

Intermountain Health; Sandy (UT); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a CT Tech, where your expertise in CT procedures will be valued. This full-time role involves performing high-quality scans, ensuring patient safety, and adhering to radiation protocols. You'll be part of a supportive team that prioritizes your professional development through the PEAK educational program, offering tuition coverage for various learning options. With a generous benefits package and a focus on wellness, this is an ideal opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in patient care while advancing their career in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Up to $5000 Sign-On Bonus

Tuition coverage through PEAK

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible scheduling options

Qualifications

• ARRT certification and state licensure required for this role.
• Proficiency in CT procedures and radiation safety is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform CT exams ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Critique and document imaging results accurately.

Skills

CT proficiency

Patient education

Radiation safety protocol

Infection control techniques

Anatomical positioning competency

Education

Radiography Certification/Registration (ARRT)

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Relevant State licensure

Tools

CT equipment

Electronic imaging systems

Contrast injectors

Job description

Job Description:

The CT Tech performs a variety of CT procedures using ionizing radiation for diagnostic purposes. This position uses ingenuity, initiative, and independent judgment to perform high-quality scans.

Posting Specifics

• Up to $5000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible applicants

• Entry Rate: $34.06 + depending on experience

• Benefits Eligible: Yes, check them out here, see info about our PEAK educational program below

• Shift Details: Full-time, 40 hours/week, mostly swing shifts and weekends, occasional days.

• Willing to train if candidate has ARRT Rad Tech Registry

Perks of Working for Intermountain

The PEAK Program is the following:

PEAK is an education resource provided to eligible caregivers in partnership with InStride, a global provider of enterprise education programs. Through PEAK, Intermountain offers tuition coverage for more than one hundred online learning options, including undergraduate studies, professional courses and certifications, high school diplomas, and English language learning. All courses included in PEAK are online.

Through PEAK, Intermountain will pay tuition upfront so caregivers won’t have to worry about paying with their own money and then receiving reimbursement later.

Job Essentials

• Ensures proper patient identification, and order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.

• Performs exams per department protocol.

• Understands cross-sectional anatomy and demonstrates anatomical positioning competency.

• Familiar with the ALARA program and follows proper radiation safety protocol.

• Demonstrates ability to critique own films.

• Completes studies within acceptable time limitations per department expectations without compromising patient care or the quality of the examination.

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of protocol relating to contrast administration.

• As ordered by the physician and under radiologist or physician supervision administers oral barium products or intravenous contrast material to patients.

• Practices appropriate infection control and sterile techniques.

• Provides appropriate patient education and ensures patient comfort.

• Understands and operates CT equipment and related information systems appropriately to ensure that quality images are produced.

• Exhibits working knowledge of contrast injectors and laser printers.

• Exhibits understanding and proficiency with electronic imaging. The incumbent will be able to view, transfer and manipulate images.

• Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.

• Follows appropriate protocol for medical necessity, coding, and charging, obtaining consent if necessary, documenting any events that may occur for quality, maintaining a current QC program for ACR, and reporting any equipment failures or problems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Radiography Certification/Registration (ARRT)

• Relevant State licensure (where required)

• Demonstrated CT proficiency

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (healthcare)

• Post-hire expectation: Meets departmental IV certification competency within three months of hire.

• Post-hire expectation: (Where applicable) Must complete the controlled substance module within six months of hire.

• Post-hire expectation: (Where applicable) Must complete the initial moderate sedation module within six months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• CT Certification/Registration (ARRT)

• 1+ year(s) CT experience

Physical Requirements:

Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Seeing, Standing.

Location:

Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital

Work City:

Sandy

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$34.06 - $52.55

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado and Montana based caregivers.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.