CT Technologist - $34-51 per hour at Inova Health System

Inova Health System is seeking a CT Technologist for a job in Alexandria, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CT Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Shift: evenings
• Employment Type: Staff

The Computed Tomography Technologist administers sound patient care practices, according to department and hospital policies/procedures, to ensure patient safety. Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations. Demonstrates radiation protection/safety for patients, staff, and self, as outlined in department protocols and regulatory guidelines, to ensure the safety of the patients and staff. Maintains equipment, exam rooms, and work areas in a neat and safe condition to ensure the safety of the patients and employees. Provides clinical services according to radiology practice standards and acts as a resource to radiography students and other technologists, to ensure optimal department functions.
Benefits and Perks:
- Sign On Bonus and Relocation, if applicable
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement matching: dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute
- Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
Shift: Full Time
Hours: Tuesday– Friday 3pm-1:30am
Location: Alexandria Hospital
Job Responsibilities
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of IVs, heparin locks and central line usage as they pertain to computed tomography, as evidenced by observations by supervisors and peers.
- Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations.
- Correctly identifies patients and their files by ensuring a high degree of accuracy, as evidenced by the lack of mislabeled films, images and EMR charts.
- Tracks patients according to department procedures. Identifies errors and takes immediate action for corrections, as evidenced by the EMR and PACS systems as well as the Radiology Information Systems reports.
- Participates in department/hospital performance improvement initiatives, in-services and meetings, as evidenced by attendance records
Requirements for Consideration:
- Graduate of an accredited school of radiography.
- Must be certified by ARRT as a Radiologic Technologist.
- Must obtain CT Certification one year upon acceptance of the offer.
- Prior experience preferred as a Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist and/or Computed Tomography Technologist in a hospital/healthcare environment. Current hospital experience as a CT Technologist. Current hospital experience as a Radiologic Technologist.
- Basic Life Support Certification

Inova Job ID #655848. Posted job title: ct technologist evenings