CT Technologist for Brooke Army Medical Center

• Graduate from an accredited program or military equivalent program 
• Maintain a current American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) certification as CT Technologist.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience within the last five (5) years providing services as a certified CT Technologist.
• Maintain a current Medical Radiologic Technologist license. (Can be acquired after start date with proof of current application)
• Must be a US citizen for access to government computers.
• BLS from AHA or ARC

• Independently performs standard and complex examinations such as virtual colonoscopy, multi-phase exams of the liver, pancreas, kidneys, coronary and/or cardiac angiograms, calcium scores, pre-cardiac ablations, cystograms, and brain perfusions.
• Initializes scans, sets parameters, and performs a wide variety of axial computerized tomographic examinations to patients using advanced multi-detector CT technology in direct support of a level one (1) trauma center.
• Possesses knowledge of post-processing measures on an independent workstation, such as 3D rendering/ mapping, Multi-Planar Reconstructions/Reformations (MPR), Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP), and calcium score analyses of the coronary arteries.
• Possesses knowledge of current imaging techniques and stays abreast of any new developments within the field of study.
• Assists Radiologists and physicians in performing a wide variety of standard and complex CT examinations including but not limited to neurologic, thoracic, abdominal, angiographic, biopsies, and drainages.
• Confers with Radiologists and physicians to establish requirements of nonstandard examinations and determines technical factors such as positioning, number, and thickness cut of scans, etc., to satisfy examination requirements.
• Coordinates work with additional technologists when procedures require assistance.
• Receives, reviews, screens, and schedules patients for examinations and provides preparation instructions, including premedication if necessary.
• Interprets lab results, evaluates Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), and determines risk for developing Contrast Induced Nephropathy (CIN) and/or renal failure.
• Evaluates the nature of any critical/emergency examinations and rearranges patient priorities to accommodate them.
• Obtains and annotates pertinent medical records/history from patients and staff, to determine most adequate means/equipment needed for advantageous examinations.
• Receives patients and explains the risks, benefits, procedures, and methods of the examination to minimize patient fears.
• Ensures that examination preparations are accurately followed, positions patients, and makes exposures necessary to accomplish the examinations requested.
• Secures venous access and expertly monitors patient s condition during examinations for signs of infiltration or anaphylactic/allergic reactions to contrast and, if necessary, renders emergency
• aid while following proper emergency code procedures.
• Ensures patient records are in both the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and maintains a permanent record of accomplished scans in a tape library.
• Notifies Radiologists and physicians of the results of examinations to provide preliminary diagnostic evaluations and ide tifies any significant findings that may require immediate attention and/or visualization.

• Competitive starting salary
• 17 days of paid vacation and sick leave per year
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• Health & Welfare allowance contributes to the cost of health insurance, short- and long-term disability ins.

MDPerm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MDPerm does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.