Lead CT Technologist

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America) Job Posting

• How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued?
• A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice?
• At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
• We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

A Brief Overview

• Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
• Must be dependable, accountable and cooperative.
• Assists with providing safe, age appropriate care to the patient by performing all exams provided by the department according to department procedures.
• Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study.
• Responsible for performing a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases.
• Able to independently perform job functions.
• Sets up the equipment to provide imaging service and positions patient for the procedure.
• Competent to perform and post-process advanced protocols such as: TAVR, Cardiac CTA, Gated Chest, Runoffs, Brain Perfusions, Lung and Heart Screenings, etc.
• Ability to teach and mentor fellow CT Techs.
• Functional oversight of department in the absence of the chief tech.
• Provides feedback on staff quality of images and patient interaction to Chief Tech and/or Manager.

What you will do

Leadership

• Maintains modality workflow to assure patient throughput that maximizes equipment utilization and meets patient’s expectations regarding wait time and thoroughness of exam.
• Provides feedback on employee performance management by communicating employee performance concerns to Chief Tech.
• Manage department productivity adhering to operational standards.
• Works with Chief Tech and system CT Clinical Specialist on new protocol implementation.
• Assures that adequate supplies are available in the modality.
• Attends and productively participates in Lead Meetings and department meetings.
• Serves as an advocate for the Imaging Department and is a liaison for other hospital departments.
• Serves as first level of contact for employee concerns.
• Participates, maintains and conducts PI (Process Improvement) in the department.
• Assists in the hiring process of new personnel, and ensures appropriate on-boarding efforts to validate competency assessments and departmental orientation.
• Participates in the competency process for CT technologists on an annual basis.
• Assures that the CT department is continuously survey ready.

Equipment

• Demonstrates the ability to adjust technique so that patient receives the lowest possible dose of ionizing radiation and that image quality is maintained.
• Reports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to supervisor or service provider, so that problem can be corrected in a timely manner.
• Cleans, disinfects and maintains equipment in accordance with infection control policy and department cleaning schedule.

Patient Care

• Verifies proper clinician order for procedure.
• Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions.
• Follows established procedures for the administration of contrast medias so that no patient condition deteriorates, and no patient suffers undue pain, due to error or poor technique.
• Ensures that all studies have proper patient identification and right and left marker are utilized appropriately.
• Reviews CT/radiographic images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients.
• Responds to emergency situations and provides for the restocking of the crash cart and maintenance of life support equipment.
• Assists other technologists in all modalities when needed.
• Observes patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician interventi