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CT Technologist

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

#Patient Care #Equipment Maintenance #Point Of Care Testing #Infection Control #Medical Director #Patient Positioning #Radiologists #Quality Checks #PACS

Quick overview

The CT Technologist will capture precise diagnostic images of the skeleton, tissues, and internal organs using expertise to aid Radiologists in diagnosis, while ensuring a positive and comforting patient experience through compassionate interaction. Responsibilities include performing CT exams according to protocols, maintaining equipment, completing quality checks, managing supplies, and accurately documenting all procedural and diagnostic information.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess an Associate’s Degree (preferred) and maintain required certifications, including ARRT (R) at hire, ARRT (CT) and Texas MRT within nine months, along with CPR/BLS certification. Previous CT Tech experience is preferred, and strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills are necessary for interacting with patients and hospital personnel.

associate degreeEquipment MaintenancePatient EducationPoint Of Care TestingInfection ControlQuality ChecksSupply InventoryPatient PositioningDiagnostic ImagingCT ExamsOrder ReviewIV StartsImage Post ProcessingProtocol CommunicationRadiation Dose MonitoringPACS ProcessDiagnostic Findings Communication

Job description

Where You’ll Work Baylor St.
Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center.
A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St.
Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more.
The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.
Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our CT Technologist, you will utilize your expertise to capture precise diagnostic images, enabling our Radiologists to accurately diagnose and/or rule out diverse medical conditions.Every day, you will adeptly create detailed cross-sectional images of the skeleton, tissues, and internal organs.
Your compassionate interaction and skill in patient care will be crucial, as you play a significant role in fostering a positive and comforting patient experience throughout the imaging process.To be successful in this role, you will deeply understand the critical importance of diagnostic imaging.
This includes a comprehensive knowledge of general imaging workflow, various patient positioning techniques, and the ability to consistently capture clear results essential for timely and accurate diagnoses that guide effective patient care.
Performs CT exams on patients according to the specific departmental procedure protocols under the direction of the Medical Director.
Prepares equipment ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and functioning according to diagnostic standards Problem-solves equipment failure and imaging quality and contacts service representative or CES regarding equipment problems Ensures that daily equipment and room maintenance are performed during/ after each procedure, and that special precautions and measures are performed to ensure infection control standards.
Completes all quality checks and Ensures that equipment logs are maintained Completes all clinical supply inventories, ensuring that each diagnostic room is complete with the necessary supplies required to perform the procedure Actively Participates with patient testing, performing routine, non-routine, urgent, and emergent patient requests Reviews the physician orders to verify the type of diagnostic test requested and that the indication for the procedure is consistent Communicates with Radiologist to obtain proper exam protocol/test design.

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