Computed Tomography Specialist

2 days ago


Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States UNC Health Full time
Job Summary

As a CT Technologist II at UNC Health, you will play a critical role in delivering high-quality patient care by conducting complex procedures and tests using Computed Tomography (CT) equipment. You will work collaboratively with various teams, including Trauma, Stroke, and Cardiology, to obtain necessary imaging for advanced diagnoses and treatment options.

Key Responsibilities

1. Conduct complex procedures and tests using CT equipment to acquire and analyze patient diagnostic data, working in collaboration with various teams to obtain necessary imaging for advanced diagnoses and treatment options.
2. Assist radiologists in performing high-risk invasive diagnostic techniques, such as needle biopsies, aspirations, and CT-guided joint injections, while demonstrating competence and contributing input for alternative approaches and adjustment of scan parameters to limit radiation dosage.
3. Evaluate contra-indications, such as medications, insufficient patient preparation, or the patient's inability or unwillingness to tolerate the procedure, notifying care teams and coordinating appropriate care prior to the patient's arrival, if possible.
4. Perform CTA perfusion, Code IA/Stroke/Bat, Red Trauma Series, Yellow Trauma Series, ROSC, and Portable CT procedures, as defined by the procedure and/or physician, while demonstrating ability to train CT Tech I team members on these and other high-risk exams/procedures.
5. Recognize diagnostic characteristics of normal and abnormal scans, anatomy, and questionable findings, alerting radiologists for escalation of and/or additional care.
6. Demonstrate ability to manipulate parameters for CT Gated Watchman and Cardiac exams, including proper manipulation of monitoring devices and competency manipulating both equipment and computer parameters.
7. Analyze scan data throughout the examination to ensure a comprehensive exam is completed and sufficient data is provided to the physician, along with any notes regarding complications that may have impacted quality of scan/images.
8. Triage care for general anesthesia (adult/pediatric) exams and provide education for care teams, ensuring optimal parameters, equipment settings, contrast administration, and post-processing of images.
9. Obtain images per protocols, manipulate images according to protocols, perform multi-planar and 3D reconstruction of image data, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of CT algorithms, and select appropriate window and level setting according to anatomy.
10. Administer oral and rectal contrast to adult and pediatric patients according to protocols, establish intravenous lines, administer IV contrast following safe and proper injection procedures, and follow correct procedure to determine contrast eligibility, checking appropriate lab values before contrast injection per protocol.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited educational program in Radiological Science with an advanced registry in Computed Tomography.
• Must be registered with the American Registry of Radiological Sciences or registry eligible, providing a copy of diploma from accredited program.
• Requires advanced certification in CT.
• Successful candidates must maintain their registry status and continuing education requirements annually.
• All imaging specialists are required to maintain current competency in HCP BLS.
• Three (3) years of experience as a CT Technologist.

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