Weekend CT Tech

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental and vision benefits

Free counseling services

401(k) plan with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Fertility and family building benefits

Discount programs

Job summary

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, TN seeks a CT Technologist to perform CT scans with emphasis on patient care, safety, and image quality. Responsibilities include preparing patients, starting IVs for contrast, and coordinating with radiologists to ensure accurate exams.

The role requires ARRT-CT and ARRT-R certifications, an Associate Degree, and BCLS within 30 days. The position involves on-call coverage and maintaining ALARA principles while contributing to quality

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.
• ARRT-CT Computed Tomography certification required.
• ARRT-R Radiography certification required.
• Associate Degree in a relevant field.
• One year of post-graduate CT experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform CT exams following protocols in a timely manner with high quality care.
• Take patient history and coordinate with radiologists and physicians.
• Communicate findings and prepare documentation for exams.
• Coordinate patient flow and ensure completeness of daily exams.
• Uphold ALARA principles to minimize radiation exposure.
• Interact professionally with patients, families, and staff.
• Start IVs for contrast and operate the power injector.
• Prepare procedure trays and support QA/PI activities.
• Contribute to age-appropriate patient care and growth/development considerations.
• Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours coverage.

Education

Associate Degree

Basic Cardiac Life Support

ARRT-CT

ARRT-R

Post-graduate experience 1 year (preferred)

Job description

Friday-Sunday 7a-7:30p

Three 12 Hour Shifts (Enhanced Weekend Pay!)

CT Technologist at TriStar Southern Hills (Main Campus)

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) CT Technologist with TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

TriStar Southern Hills 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 medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic CT Technologist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

A CT Tech, or Computed Tomography Technologist, performs CT scans, ensuring the highest level of customer service and image quality while managing the entire patient procedure. This involves preparing patients, which includes starting IVs for contrast administration and using the power injector, as well as retrieving necessary patient history and orders. The Technologist effectively communicates with patients, their families, physicians, and the radiologist, providing crucial signs and symptoms pertinent to the exam. They are responsible for coordinating patient flow, ensuring all daily exams are completed, maintaining equipment and departmental work areas, and upholding the principle of ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) to minimize radiation dose. The role requires the completion of all documentation and contribution to after-hour coverage through on-call rotations, all while promoting quality improvement initiatives.

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 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 prepare procedure trays with appropriate supplies.
• You will support and participate in quality (QI) and performance improvement (PI) plans.
• 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:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (ARRT-CT) Computed Tomography
• (ARRT-R) Radiography
• Associate Degree
• One year of post-graduate experience preferred but not required

Serving our community for the past 40 years, TriStar Southern Hills has been a leader for a wide range of healthcare services. These include emergency services, cardiology, orthopedics and rehabilitation. TriStar Southern Hills is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. There are more than 300 board certified physicians representing more than 20 specialties. Many have offices located on our campus.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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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.