X-Ray/CT Technologist

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Richmond (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PRN (As Needed)

Preventive Plan

Retirement Plans

Flimp Decisions

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking an Imaging - Computed Tomography Technologist (CT Tech) PRN on the 1st shift. The CT Technologist will perform CAT scans on patients from birth to death, coordinate patient flow, and supervise the CT room operations.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited Radiologic Technology program, ARRT registration or eligibility, Kentucky Radiation Operator Certification, CT experience (registry preferred), and BLS.

Qualifications

• Graduation from accredited school of Radiologic Technology.
• Registration or registry eligible with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
• Must have current Radiation Operators Certification with the Kentucky Department of Human Resources.
• CT experience and CT registry preferred.
• BLS Required.

Responsibilities

• Perform CAT scan examinations on patients from birth to death.
• Coordinate patient flow and other activities involving the CT scanner.
• Supervise the operation of the CT scan room and provide direction for other personnel.
• Administer contrast material for examinations and operate CT equipment safely.
• Assist physicians with procedures and patient care, and maintain accurate records.

Skills

BLS

CT imaging experience

Education

Graduation from accredited school of Radiologic Technology

Job description

Summary Job Description

Imaging - Computed Tomography Technologist – CT Technologist PRN - 1st SHIFT While Radiology and Ultrasound are both imaging departments within the hospital, they utilize different technologies and serve distinct diagnostic purposes. The Radiology department encompasses a broad range of imaging techniques that use different forms of radiation or electromagnetic waves to visualize the internal structures of the body. X-Ray, CT Scan, MRI Job Description: Perform CAT scan examinations on patients in age from birth to death. Coordinates patient flow as well as other activities involving the CT scanner. Supervises the operation of the CT scan room as well as providing direction for other personnel assigned to that area. CT Technologist works under the direction of the Director as well as the Vice President of Ancillary Personnel. Performs and administers contrast material for examinations. Operates and prepares CT equipment in safe and correct manner. Must participate in CQI activities and provide input for improvement. Assists physicians with procedures. Assists patients during examinations and biopsies. Communicates with nurses and physicians regarding patient care, provides directions to staff and patients. Maintains good repose with staff, physicians and patients. Replenishes supplies in the CT area. Performs necessary record keeping for procedures, which includes but is not limited to backing up exams, obtaining history sheets, and charging exam. Cleans and maintains equipment. Will transport patients, when necessary, assures proper patient identification by utilizing 2 identifier method. Takes night and weekend call. Is familiar and utilizes all radiation reducing measures. This includes utilizing the pediatric technique supplied on the machine when applicable. Complies with the policies, principles, and activities established by the Code of Conduct and the Corporate Compliance Program. Must pass initial competency test and year competency testing thereafter.

Essential Qualifications

• Graduation from accredited school of Radiologic Technology.
• Registration or registry eligible with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
• Must have current Radiation Operators Certification with the Kentucky Department of Human Resources.
• CT experience and CT registry preferred.
• BLS Required.

Benefits

• PRN (As Needed)
• Preventive Plan
• Retirement Plans
• Flimp Decisions – Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

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