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Dignity Health

CT Technologist

Dignity Health, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003

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The Barrow Emergency Stroke Treatment Unit (BESTU) is a specially equipped and staffed mobile emergency room that brings expert stroke care directly to patients. The mobile stroke unit contains a portable lab and CT Scanner, clot-dissolving drugs, and a trained stroke team. The team connects with a Barrow vascular neurologist via telemedicine. Barrow launched the unit in partnership with the Phoenix Fire Department, whose 911 dispatchers deploy the unit whenever they receive a call about a possible stroke within the unit’s response radius. The collaboration speeds the process in which strokes are diagnosed and treated, with the goal of reducing death and long-term disability among stroke victims.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more.

Staffed 24/7/365 with Stroke-Certified Registered Nurses, CT Technologists, and Paramedics.

Computerized Tomography

Stat Lab Studies

Pharmacological Interventions

Neurological Examinations Provided by Barrow Vascular Neurologists via Telemedicine

Responsibilities

Performs CT scanning, recommends performance improvement activities, and assists in equipment and procedure evaluations in the mobile stroke setting.

Performs CT scans based on current protocols and/or radiologist recommendations. CT scans include but are not limited to: Trauma/ER, Perfusions, Routine Body, Routine Neuro, Cardiac and Interventional Procedures. Utilizes good radiation safety practices for patients, self and others. Uses ALARA on every exam when selecting parameters for exam based on patient age and habitus.

Accurately and proficiently performs work-ups, such as perfusions & reconstructions, on the 3-D workstation.

Accurately and thoroughly completes hospital/department specific forms per protocol. Completes exams in Radnet. Completes incident reports/extravasations forms. Completes patient contrast information forms. Scans in documentation as required into PACS.

Minimum Job Requirements

High School Diploma/GED

Completion of an approved American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT) or equivalent Radiologic Technologist Program.

Must hold and maintain AZ DHS Bureau of Special Licensing: (1) CRT — Certified Radiologic Technologist (CT CRT) and (2) CTCT — Certified Technologist/Computed Tomography; AZ Driver’s License (DRV LIC).

Must hold and maintain national credentials: (3) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (CT ARRT) and (4) American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CT CPRBLS).

Preferred

Three years of CT experience

Where You'll Work Hello humankindness. Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. The hospital includes the Barrow Neurological Institute and other centers, offering a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research.

Pay Range $37.4 - $55.63 /hour

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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