CT Technologist - CATSCAN - Rio Rancho, NM

0090 Presbyterian System Services; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 43,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition & certification reimbursement

Staff safety badge

Shift differentials

Malpractice insurance

Loan forgiveness

EPIC system

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Rio Rancho, NM is seeking a skilled CT Technologist to join our radiology team. You will perform CT imaging with a patient-centered approach, ensuring safety and comfort while delivering high-quality results.

The ideal candidate has an Associate Degree, ARRT CT certification and NM licensure or provisional status, plus current BLS. We offer education reimbursements, a wearable safety badge, loan forgiveness and access to EPIC charting.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required for CT technologist role.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• ARRT CT certification or provisional NM licensure required within 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes clinical reasoning for CT imaging with safety and guidelines.
• Represents patient concerns to a leader and escalates when needed.
• Educates patient before scanning and answers questions.
• Coordinates with multidisciplinary team to optimize patient care.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

Associate Degree Required

Tools

ARRT(CT) Certification

NMCT Provisional License

Job description

Location Address: 2400 Unser Blvd Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $31.50 Maximum Offer $53.66 Summary: Presbyterian is seeking a skilled and compassionate CT Tech to join our radiology department. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent patient care skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: PRN FTE: 0.00 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Varied Days and Hours (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Utilizes clinical reasoning which includes a global grasp of situations, critical thinking, decision-making, critical actions, priority setting, and escalation of concerns with associated knowledge, skills, and evidence-based guidelines in managing computerized tomographic radiograph imaging.
• Works on behalf of the patients/significant others in representing their concerns and helping resolve ethical and clinical issues that impact the patient’s situation.
• Uses effective communication to escalation concerns to appropriate one up leader.
• Goes extra mile to attend to patient exam requests.
• Creates a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering or harm.
• Recognizes patient concern and reacts appropriately, including documentation of events.
• Educates patient before scanning procedure explaining the procedure and answering patient questions.
• Involves multidisciplinary team as well as patient/significant others to promote optimal and realistic goals and outcomes.
• Works with other departments to create an effective patient exam flow to include avoiding conflicting procedures and delay of patient care as well as effective utilization of limited technical and clinical resources.
• Uses high standards and evidence-based practices along with questioning, research, and evaluation skills to provide informed and/or change practice.
• Properly assesses patient condition for the candidate for imaging.
• Performs necessary clinical and technical safety checks and screening processes, validates reasons for the exam with the patient before scanning, addresses all safety concerns before scanning, and performs red rules to ensure the right patient/right exam/right order.
• Understand the importance of performing necessary safety/calibration/quality checks per established protocols.
• Do not image patients without an order or without performing necessary safety, lab, and conflicting exam reviews.
• Other clinic duties as assigned/where applicable.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree Required
• Current BLS is required.
• Certified CT Technologist NM Computed Tomography License (NMCT) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists – Computed Tomography certification (ARRT(CT)) OR CT Technologist in Training/Provisional Status NM Computed Tomography Provisional License (NMPCT) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification (ARRT (R)). Must obtain ARRT(CT) and NMCT licensure within 2 years of obtaining the NMPCT.
• Individuals applying for a New Mexico Provisional CT License must have met the requirements for licensure in at least one New Mexico-recognized medical imaging or radiation therapy discipline (e.g., Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, or Registered Radiologist Assistant) and be pursuing an approved CT certification pathway.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

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Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

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