CT Technologist (Per Diem) - Imaging and Spine Center

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 45,460 - 64,747; Part time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill is seeking a CT Technologist to perform CT procedures and analyze diagnostic data, predominantly in outpatient settings with additional opportunities at Medical Center and Hillsborough Hospital.

You will identify patients, administer contrast when appropriate, acquire and reconstruct CT images, transfer images to PACS/EMR, maintain accuracy, and precept colleagues. This is a per diem, onsite role with hourly pay ranging from $33.37 to $47.97.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Radiologic Science program or completion within 3 months of application.
• Must be registered with ARRT (CT) or NMTCB CT, or registry-eligible with diploma.
• Advanced CT certification within 12 months of employment.
• Must obtain and maintain registry status and annual CE requirements.
• Maintain current BLS competency.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients, verify information, and ensure patient safety and understanding.
• Acquire CT images per protocol, perform reconstructions and adjust window/level as needed.
• Administer contrast when appropriate and monitor for safety.
• Transfer images to PACS/EMR and ensure accurate charge information.
• Maintain clean workspace, document incidents, and precept trainees.

Education

Accredited Radiologic Science program

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary Conducts procedures and tests using Computerized Tomography (CT) equipment to acquire and analyze patient diagnostic data. Predominately outpatient operations with additional opportunities at Medical Center and Hillsborough Hospital.

Responsibilities

1. Patient Identification – Uses professional manners and methods, verifies patient identification, obtains patient history, assists patients and family members that require extra attention, ensures patient understanding whenever possible, and ensures patient safety. Verifies patient identification, asks and documents pregnancy status on patients of child bearing age.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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. Ensures that all charge information is accurate. Verifies patient identification in accordance with UNC policy, ensures that all appropriate demographic information is accurate and on the PACS images.
5. 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.

Education Requirements

• Completion of an accredited educational program in Radiological Science or completion within 3 months at time of application.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Must be registered with the American Registry of Radiological Sciences or certified with NMTCB(CT) or registry eligible. For registry eligible candidates: must provide a copy of diploma from accredited program.
• Requires advanced certification in CT within one year of employment.
• Successful candidates must become registered within one year of employment and must maintain their registry status and continuing education requirements annually.
• All imaging specialists are required to maintain current competency in HCP BLS.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Prior education, training and experience that provides the ability to perform the assigned tasks.

Knowledge/skills/and abilities Requirements

• None listed.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: STATE
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Organization Unit: UNCH CT Scan IC-CH
• Work Type: Per Diem
• Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
• Salary Range: $33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
• This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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