CT Technologist
Omaha, NE
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

CT Technologist (Computed Tomography)

Overview

• Location: Omaha, Nebraska
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: Sat/Sun/Mon, 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• On call: No call
• Holidays: Required as needed and scheduled
• Unit: CT department, 8 CT scanners across campuses

Required Qualifications

• State of Nebraska Medical Radiographer License
• ARRT (CT) and ARRT (R) certification
• AHA BLS certification
• Level 1 trauma center experience. The job description lists this as required, but the submission information lists Level I trauma experience as highly preferred but not required.
• Proficiency with computers, including basic navigation and email
• Ability to communicate effectively, multitask, and handle difficult customer interactions with escalation to management when appropriate

Preferred Qualifications

• Hospital experience
• GE equipment experience

Responsibilities

• Perform quality CT exams and all procedures offered by the department
• Willingness to learn new procedures
• Achieve scan times that are favorable compared with benchmark and team standards
• Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, families, students, and other healthcare staff
• Perform QA
• Help ensure the department is stocked and compliant with standards

Procedures

• Neuro, body, MSK
• CTAs
• IR procedures, including biopsies, ablations, and drain removals
• 3D reformats, colonography, enterography, urograms
• Trauma scans
• Dual energy understanding

Equipment and Systems

• GE equipment
• 8 CT scanners: 4-256 slice, 3-64 slice, 1-16 slice
• EMR, PACS, and bar-code medication administration

Floating

• May float to other locations within the CT department, under the same manager

Orientation and Training

• 6-week orientation for outside candidates, covering various locations
• Assigned preceptor
• IV line education and department-specific processes
• Mid-point check at 3 weeks

Dress Code

• Red scrubs: a scrub top with the facility emblem, or a red t-shirt with the facility emblem

Submission Notes

• Does not accept local candidates
• 100-mile radius restriction
• Submissions should state whether the candidate has worked at the health system in the past 12 months, in any capacity