C.T. Technologist

CT Scan
Full Time
Day Shift
6:00a-6:30p Mon, Thur, Fri

Sign-On Bonus: Up to $20,000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Performs computerized tomography scans. Performs specialized procedures including biopsies, aspirations and drainages.

• Minimum Education:
  
  Graduate of an AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy or Nuclear Medicine
• Minimum Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  None
• Substitutable
  
  Education & Experience:
  
  Military training may be assessed and used as a substitute towards educational requirement
• Required Certifications/Licensure:
  Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists with a Post Primary certification in Computed Tomography;
  Possess a South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association license
• Required Training:
  None

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population:
  • Adolescent (13 years through 17 years)
  • Adult (18 years to 65 years)
  • Geriatric (over 65 years)
• Observes condition of patient while in the CT Department and contacts appropriate personnel when necessary. Recognizes emergency patient conditions and initiates appropriate care.
• Prepares patients for CT procedures. Uses universal precautions on all patients.
• Provides pertinent information to radiologist, which will contribute to plan of care.
• Discusses with patients the process to be followed in performing the CT procedures;
  Obtains patient’s signatures for consent forms as needed.
• Obtains optimum quality CT scans with appropriate measurements, windows and other special functions for interpretation by radiologist.

• Provides radiation protection in accordance with standards established by the state and federal boards.
• Assists radiologists with biopsies, aspirations, drainages and other specialty procedures requiring aseptic techniques.
• Initiates patient charging for CT procedures, intravenous contrast and other supplies in the Hospital EMR.
• Makes appropriate decisions based on judgment within the scope of their ability on technical or patient related problems and notifies the appropriate personnel.
• Assist in quality control of the equipment by contacting the appropriate personnel and notifies the department supervisor as necessary.
• Electronically sends images to the appropriate destination including PACS.
• Maintains cleanliness of CT Department and equipment. Uses proper cleaning technique, disposes of contaminated needles properly and maintains adequate stock of linen and supplies.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, e.g., fire or disaster.
• Practices and implements good service excellence at all times. Be caring and genuinely concerned for patients. Be patient and try to relieve some of the anxiety patients have during a CT procedure.
• Proficient in starting IV’s and injecting contrast for certain procedures

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are…