OverviewFounded by the Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the areas only inpatient oncology unit the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center Family Birth Center the Lactation Support Center and retail store and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1910. Learn more at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.#bakersfieldRN
Responsibilities

Position Summary:

The CT Technologist is a Registered Radiologic Technologist who under the direction of the Radiologist or supervising technologist performs CT procedures at a technical level not requiring constant supervision of technical detail. Must strictly adhere to the State of California Radiation Safety Regulations as it applies to worker and patient safety.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• CA Radiology Tech. (R) (F)
• ARRT R.T.(R)(CT)(ARRT)
• BLS (AHA required)
• Venipuncture required upon hire
•  1 year acute hospital imaging procedures required
• Licensed CT(Computed Tomography) required as follows; Hires after 05/15/2011 but before 7/15/2014 require license within 1 yr of hire. Hires 7/15/2014 and after require CT License upon hire 

*Travelers not required to have Fluoroscopy or Venipuncture.

Skills:

Excellent verbal and written skills to facilitate communication with medical and technical personnel. Demonstrated competency required within 30-days of hire 

Must have the ability to read write and speak English.

 

Preferred:

1 - 2 years CT experience preferred. 

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.