CT Technologist

CT Technologist Full Time Evenings Sign on Bonus EligibleJoin us at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital during a groundbreaking expansion aimed at elevating healthcare services for our community. This exciting initiative will significantly enhance our facilities, doubling our inpatient capacity and modernizing our Emergency Department with the latest imaging technology. We are looking for passionate CT Technologists to work with cutting-edge Siemens Force scanners and play a key role in our commitment to patient care. As a Magnet® designated hospital with the distinction of Magnet with Distinction®, we are dedicated to nursing excellence and exceptional patient outcomes. Enjoy the benefits of free parking and convenient on-site amenities, including Starbucks and scenic walking trails as you make a meaningful impact on patient care.This is a full time position at 40 hours per week located at Lake Forest Hospital. The schedule is 3p to 11:30p with on call and holiday rotation.Responsibilities include maintaining accountability for patient safety throughout the imaging process, producing diagnostic-quality images using approved protocols and professional standards, applying professional judgment within approved protocols to optimize image quality and address imaging challenges, reviewing images prior to exam completion and initiating corrective action when diagnostic adequacy is not met, administering contrast in accordance with policy, operating imaging equipment and maintaining imaging room readiness, identifying equipment performance issues and initiating follow-up through established service processes, coordinating exam flow and prioritizing time-sensitive studies, maintaining accurate and timely documentation in medical record and image archive system, adhering to organizational values, ethical standards, and compliance requirements, consistently upholding all applicable quality and safety standards within diagnostic imaging, ensuring a positive patient experience throughout care delivery, supporting department initiatives to improve relationships, reliability, efficiency, growth, supporting additional responsibilities aligned with patient care and department needs, verifying orders and confirming protocol, positioning and immobilizing patient on examining table, positioning patients and selecting anatomic and technical parameters accurately and using ALARA principles during examinations, assuring patient, staff and personal safety by adhering to established standards including positively confirming Right Patient and Right Exam, establishing IV access for contrast administration and related lab draws, administering contrast media oral and/or IV contrast in accordance with department policies and procedures, patient history indicators, exam protocols and physician orders and following through with post exam instructions, preparing for and assisting the physician in computed tomography procedures, including interventional procedures, entering data such as type of scan, slice thickness, scan time and other technical data into computer, communicating with patient before and during procedure; monitoring safety, comfort, validating that all required series, images, protocols and reconstructions are complete and meet established image quality standards, assuring complete study transfer to PACS for radiologist interpretation, performing CT equipment QA and maintaining required logs, performing clerical tasks such as receiving orders, scheduling patients, and recordkeeping, maintaining and cleaning work area and equipment; replenishing supplies as needed.QualificationsMinimum Requirements:Education: Graduate of an accredited Radiology Technologist ProgramLicensure: Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) AccreditationCertification: Basic Life Support (BLS)Preferred:1 year experienceAmerican Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Computed Tomography (CT)Additional InformationNorthwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.Background CheckNorthwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.Artificial Intelligence DisclosureArtificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.BenefitsWe offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.