CT Tech Training Program - ARRT Required – VUH

About the Role

Performs all CT procedures in accordance with established department policies and procedures to ensure the best possible patient care services are delivered. This position is part of the CT Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), a 6-month training program combining asynchronous online coursework and in-person clinical training for prospective CT technologists.

Program Details

The CT Program curriculum focuses on clinical procedures, patient care and safety, anatomy and physiology, and physics and instrumentation. Lectures are provided by VUMC faculty and staff, including physicians, physicists, technologists, and administrators. The program includes a comprehensive board review course prior to taking the national certification exam (ARRT(CT)).

• Timeline: 6 months
• Didactic Component:
  • Class Format: Online, Asynchronous
  • Total Coursework Hours: approx. 80
• Clinical Component:
  • Total Minimum Clinical Hours: 300
  • Minimum Average Hours per Week: 12
• Online coursework enables working professionals to fit CT education around their schedules, with self-paced learning and a pre-established timeline.
• Clinical rotation shifts are coordinated between the CT Program and VUMC Radiology, with each student assigned to a single, independent work assignment supervised by a board-certified technologist.
• Proficiency in clinical competencies is required during rotations.

Responsibilities

• Reviews radiology exam requests and patient identification to ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective imaging.
• Applies a broad range of skills to ensure exams are completed timely and meet quality and compliance standards.
• Provides appropriate CT screening for patients, staff, and self according to prescribed safety standards.
• Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Certification in CT is a post-primary specialty. Qualified applicants must have certification in at least one of the following primary pathways:

• Radiography (X-ray) Tech: R.T.(R)(ARRT)
• Radiation Therapy Tech: R.T.(T)(ARRT)
• Nuclear Medicine Tech: R.T.(N)(ARRT); CNMT (NMTCB)

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
• Less than 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Fundamental awareness in the following areas:
  • Radiology
  • Anatomy & Physiology Knowledge
  • Compliance
  • Patient Documentation

Schedule

Night Shift - Weekday: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM.

Pay

Sign-on bonus of $7,500, paid out over 18 months. Available for full-time positions only; not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months.

Benefits

This role offers a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings to enhance well-being and professional growth.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of Work: Uses existing procedures, research, and analysis to solve standard job-related problems that may require some judgment.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements.
• Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/work teams.

Core Capabilities

• Supporting Colleagues:
  • Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
  • Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles, and develops relationships across areas.
  • Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
• Delivering Excellent Services:
  • Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems and needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
  • Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.
  • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
• Ensuring High Quality:
  • Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
  • Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools, or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
  • Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
• Managing Resources Effectively:
  • Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
  • Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
  • Makes Data-Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision-making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Fostering Innovation:
  • Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
  • Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
  • Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.