Senior CT Technologist

Job description

National Jewish Health is seeking a Senior CT Technologist to provide exceptional diagnostic imaging services while serving as a clinical leader within the Imaging team. This role combines advanced technical expertise in computed tomography with operational oversight responsibilities, including workflow coordination, staff training, quality assurance, and patient care. The ideal candidate is an experienced CT Technologist who is committed to excellence, patient safety, and mentoring colleagues in a collaborative healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Perform and lead high-quality CT imaging procedures, including IV contrast administration, to support accurate diagnosis and outstanding patient care.
• Provide day-to-day leadership within the CT department by coordinating workflow, training technologists, and supporting operational efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with radiation safety standards and ALARA principles while ensuring adherence to departmental policies, protocols, and quality requirements.
• Utilize imaging and hospital information systems, maintain accurate documentation, and support quality improvement initiatives and departmental operations.

National Jewish Health is the leading respiratory hospital in the nation and is recognized worldwide for excellence in patient care, research, and education. This position offers an opportunity to work with advanced imaging technology, contribute to exceptional patient outcomes, and play a leadership role within a highly specialized and nationally recognized healthcare organization.
Position Summary: Performs quality diagnostic CT scan procedures in accordance with standards set by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and the American Society for Radiologist Technologists (ASRT). This position works within the interdisciplinary team and provides leadership and oversight to the CT department and provides safe and personalized care for patients.
Essential Duties
• Assists with operational oversight and leads co-workers for the CT department. This includes training other CT Technologists and leading workflow as needed.
• Performs and leads high-quality CT scan procedures to support an accurate diagnosis while maintaining high quality patient care.
• Performs IV injections for CT scan procedures.
• Keeps up-to-date records of patient appointments, exams, image data, and other pertinent information, including, but not limited to, record keeping that pertains to CT, contrast agent delivery and dispensing, quality control, equipment and is responsible for the coordination of add-on procedures.
• Helps maintain all CT scan procedures, policies and protocols. Assists with updating policies as needed.
• Maintains radiation safety practices during all imaging procedures using ALARA (As Low as Reasonably Achievable) principles.
• Uses hospital information systems proficiently, including but not limited to; EMR, scheduling, RIS and PACS software applications.

Other Duties
• Performs as back-up to staff absences and vacancies, as necessary.

Competencies
• Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
• Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Impact and Influence: Using appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one’s own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved. Taking advantage of opportunities to make a difference and have an impact. When used well, the intended outcome of this competency is the creation of goodwill, trust, and respect while motivating people to want to follow you even when they don’t have to.
• Initiative: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Patient Relations: Meeting patient and patient family needs; taking responsibility for a patient’s safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes; using appropriate interpersonal techniques to resolve difficult patient situations and regain patient confidence.
• Peer Relationships: Interacts with others in a constructive, positive, and respectful manner, regardless of individual differences. Assists team members or co-workers in achieving personal goals and completing assignments.
• Professional Development or Continuous Learning and Development: Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill to enhance their contribution to the organization.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility: None
Travel: None
Core Values
• Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
• Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
• Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
• Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
• Promotes a workplace culture based on mutual respect and merit, where all individuals are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunity to contribute to the mission and goals of the institution.
• Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications
• Education: Successful completion of an approved JRCERT (Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology) program required. Associate’s Degree preferred.
• Work Experience: A minimum of three (3) years experience as a CT Technologist required.
• Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Current R.T. (R) (CT) certification with the American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT) required. Current CPR/BLS Healthcare Provider certification required. If the ARRT certification was obtained prior to 2000 under special eligibility provision, graduation from an accredited program is not required.

Salary Range: $40.32 - $53.32
Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days, and six paid holidays, all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
• Dental & Vision Plans: Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
• Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
• Wellness Incentives: Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
• Child Care Assistance: Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
• Loan Forgiveness: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• Disability & Life Insurance: Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
• Voluntary Benefits: Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan
• Exclusive Discounts: Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.