CT Technologist
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Technologist - CT

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Employment Type: Traveler - Backfill
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Perform quality CT exams, including all procedures offered by the department.
• Competent and willing to learn new procedures.
• Perform scans efficiently, meeting benchmark and team standards.
• Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, families, students, and healthcare personnel.
• Perform quality assurance (QA) tasks.
• Ensure the department is stocked and compliant with standards.
• Procedures include Neuro, Body, MSK, CTAs, IR procedures (biopsies, ablations, drain removals), 3D reformats, colonography, enterography, urograms, trauma scans, and dual energy understanding.
• Use of GE equipment with 8 CT scanners (various slice counts).
• Utilize EPIC EMR, McKesson PACS, and Bar Code Medication Administration systems.

Schedule & Work Environment

• Always work with at least one other staff member; no solo shifts.
• Call schedule includes 1 overnight every 9 weekdays (Mon-Fri) and 1 weekend every 13 weekends.
• Floating within CT department locations under the same management.
• Dress code: Red scrubs or red t-shirt with emblem.
• 6-week orientation for outside candidates with assigned preceptor and mid-point progress check.

Required Qualifications

• Current ARRT certification in Computed Tomography and Radiography.
• State of Nebraska Medical Radiographer License.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred.
• Proficient with computers and basic navigation/email applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively and multitask.
• Ability to handle difficult customer interactions and escalate as needed.
• Level 1 trauma center experience preferred.
• Hospital experience preferred.

Additional Notes

• Orientation includes IV line education and department-specific processes.
• Candidate must be able to work within a team environment.
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.

This position is ideal for a CT Technologist with strong technical skills, effective communication, and a willingness to work in a dynamic hospital environment.