Advocate Health Care

CT technologist 2nd shift

Advocate Health Care$73K — $110K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • ARRT eligible with some scanning experience
  • Demonstrate ability to complete most CT procedures
  • Current ARRT Registered status
  • Strong understanding of safety protocols in radiology
  • Ability to work in high-stress environments and respond to emergencies

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a patient advocate to address patient needs
  • Ensure timely scheduling for both inpatients and outpatients
  • Educate patients throughout their exam process
  • Maintain positive relationships with patients and other departments
  • Review patient satisfaction data and improve areas of concern
  • Submit continuous improvement ideas for customer satisfaction

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare expenses
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
  • Educational assistance program for career development
Full Job Description
Department:

36317 Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center - CT

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday through Friday, second shift alternating weekends, back-up call and holiday rotation

Pay Range:
$35.50 - $53.25

Major Responsibilities:
Customer Satisfaction
1)Serves as a patient advocate to ensure that patients and customers needs are met in a timely and efficient manner.

2)Ensures timely scheduling of both inpatients and out patients

3)Provides education to all patients before, during and after exams.

4)Maintains a positive relationship with all customers i.e., patients, other departments, physicians and fellow associates.

5)Reviews patient satisfaction data and participates in improving areas of concern

6)Utilizes appropriate resources to resolve patient irritants

7)Addresses and resolves customer complaints.

8)Ensures on-time completion of own performance pathway • Submits self-evaluation to leader two weeks before review

9)Participates quarterly in the associate satisfaction survey

10)Submits ideas on improving customer satisfaction on a continual basis

Quality
1)Accountable for the production of quality CT scans.

2)Demonstrates the appropriate operation of all CT equipment

3)Demonstrates safety in all areas, electrical, environmental, radiation etc.

4)Ensures all appropriate information is present before CT exams are performed

5) Completes all data entries in the HIS and RIS .

6)Participates in efforts to monitor and improve departmental CQI indicators

7)Submits ideas for improving quality in the department.

Assesses own learning needs, seeks appropriate training and development
1)Sets own learning goals.

2)Maintains a program to complete required training hours per quarter.

Innovation
1)Submits dynamite ideas to your leader.

2)Implement Just-Do-It initiatives in your department during the year.

Organizational Climate
1)Participates in hospital wide activities

2)Participates in departmental recognition and socialization activities.

3)Attends all departmental staff meetings.

Productivity
1)Participates in efforts to improve productivity in your department.

2)Submits ideas for improving productivity in your department

Economics
1)Ensures appropriate supplies are available

2)Participates in efforts to contain costs or generate revenue in your department.

3)Submits ideas for reducing expenses or adding revenue.

Education/Experience Required:
ARRT eligible. Some scanning experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Able to complete most CT procedures.
ARRT Registered

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
May be exposed to life threatening diseases. Ability to adjust hours with minimal notice as required Ability to stand for long periods of time. Ability to view small CRT screens. Ability to work odd hours. Ability to respond to emergency call. Ability to lift and/or move patients. Ability to work under stressful conditions Ability to work rotating shifts any day of the week. Ability to stand, bend and/or stoop for extended periods of time.
If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance


Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program


Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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Founded
1976

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