Pediatric CT Technologist - Weekend Days
MUSC Health · Charleston, SC · 2 days ago
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Compensation & Incentives
- $10,000 sign-on bonus
- Up to $5,000 relocation assistance for eligible candidates
- Shift differentials up to $3.80 per hour (depending on shift)
- Additional pay for call and overtime
Schedule
Weekend Days (Friday–Sunday), 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM. Participation in the on-call rotation required approximately once every three months; rotating holiday schedule applies.
About the role
CT Technologists at MUSC capture detailed cross-sectional images using cutting-edge CT technology, including networked CT units, dedicated protocol support, and the only photon-counting CT in South Carolina. You will aid in diagnosing and monitoring medical conditions while collaborating closely with care teams to ensure high-quality patient care in a dynamic medical environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform high-quality CT examinations using all available CT imaging resources
- Provide CT imaging services for pediatric patients
- Ensure accurate and efficient imaging for physician interpretation
- Maintain image quality standards and follow established CT protocols
- Deliver compassionate patient care while ensuring patient safety during examinations
- Operate CT equipment safely and effectively in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Collaborate with radiologists, physicians, and healthcare teams to support patient diagnosis and treatment
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of radiologic technology
- 0–2 years of modality-specific work experience (at least 1 year of X-ray experience)
- ARRT (R) registration required
- ARRT CT registration must be obtained within 1 year of hire
- South Carolina Radiation Quality Standards Association licensure required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers or AHA-recognized equivalent, or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider)
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform job functions while standing (continuous)
- Ability to perform job functions while sitting (continuous)
- Ability to perform job functions while walking (continuous)
- Ability to climb stairs (infrequent)
- Ability to work indoors (continuous)
- Ability to work outside in temperature extremes (infrequent)
- Ability to work from elevated areas (frequent)
- Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces (frequent)
- Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (infrequent)
- Ability to bend at the waist (continuous)
- Ability to twist at the waist (frequent)
- Ability to squat (frequent)
- Ability to perform “pinching” operations (frequent)
- Ability to perform gross and fine motor activities with fingers and hands (continuous)
- Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands (continuous)
- Ability to reach overhead (frequent)
- Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders (continuous)
- Ability to fully use both legs and use lower extremities for balance and coordination (continuous/frequent)
- Ability to reach in all directions (continuous)
- Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs unassisted (infrequent)
- Ability to lift/lower 50 lbs objects from/to floor to/from 36 inches unassisted (infrequent)
- Ability to lift from 36 inches to overhead 25 lbs (infrequent)
- Ability to exert up to 50 lbs of force (frequent)
- 20/40 corrected vision in one eye or with both eyes (continuous)
- Ability to see and recognize objects at varying distances (continuous)
- Ability to match or discriminate between colors (continuous)
- Depth perception (continuous)
- Good peripheral vision (continuous)
- Maintain hearing acuity with correction (continuous)
- Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations (continuous)
- Ability to work rotating shifts (frequent)
- Ability to work overtime as required (frequent)
- Ability to work in a latex-safe environment (continuous)
- Maintain tactile sensory functions (continuous)
- Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required (continuous)