CT Technologist
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico Hospital

Job Opportunity: CT Tech

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks (minimum 10 weeks for new contracts and extensions)

Job Description

• No local candidates accepted within 100 miles.
• COVID vaccination required; religious and medical exemptions accepted with completed exemption form.
• Shifts may include both weekdays and weekends; shift assignments vary weekly.
• On-call required: weekday night 12-hour shifts and weekend 12-hour day and night shifts.
• No floating to other departments or sister facilities.
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; facility may call off up to 3 times during a 13-week assignment.
• A 6-month break is required after 4 consecutive assignments or one year of cumulative travel work, whichever comes first.
• Overtime paid after 48 hours (for contracts signed on or after 10/30/2025).

Required Qualifications

• Valid CT Technologist license in New Mexico (pending state license accepted).
• Minimum of 1 year of CT Technologist experience within the last year.
• ARRT (CT) certification required at time of submission.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Experience

• Years of experience: Will consider based on profile (no minimum explicitly required).
• First-time travelers accepted.
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required.

Preferred Skills / Procedures

• Experience with Abdomen, Pelvis, Head/Neck, Chest, Spine, Musculoskeletal imaging.
• Procedures such as Aspirations/Biopsies, Brain Perfusion, Colonography, CT Arthrography, Myelography, CT Angiography, Multiplanar Reconstruction.

Additional Information

• Facility type: Level I Trauma, Teaching, Children’s Hospital, short-term acute care.
• Total staffed beds: 554.
• Charting system: Cerner.
• Parking: No fee.
• Orientation includes safety manual acknowledgement and various competency exams.
• Candidates must complete required competency exams including medication/pharmacology and dysrhythmia/EKG competency.
• Facility requires acknowledgment of pass/fail testing and arrhythmia exam review for certain units.
• Fit mask testing required within 1 year of start; specific N95 masks accepted.
• Various certifications may be required or preferred depending on unit assignment (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, EFM, CPI, MOAB).

Important Notes

• Candidates must bring original New Mexico professional license with 3D seal onsite.
• Fingerprinting cost is the candidate’s responsibility unless exception is granted.
• Facility is not near public transportation; candidates must have reliable transportation.
• RTO (Return to Office) restrictions: absences longer than 7 days require approval.

This position offers a dynamic schedule with varied shifts and requires flexibility, strong certification credentials, and compliance with comprehensive background and health requirements.