CT Tech Training Program - ARRT - VUH

Position: CT Tech Training Program - ARRT Required - VUH
** Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center**:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
** Organization:
** Computed Tomography
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* Job Summary:

** JOB SUMMARY  Performs all CT procedures in accordance with established department policies and procedures to ensure the best possible patient care services are delivered..
** CT TRAINING JOB SUMMARY
** To learn or enhance CT skills to perform procedures in accordance with established department policies and procedures to ensure the best possible patient care services are delivered.
** Program

Description:

** The CT Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a 6-month training program that provides asynchronous online coursework and in-person clinical training for prospective CT technologists. Coursework focuses on clinical procedures, patient care and safety, anatomy and physiology,  and physics and instrumentation. Lectures are provided by VUMC faculty and staff--which includes physicians, physicists, technologists, and administrators. The curriculum includes a comprehensive board review course prior to taking the national certification exam (ARRT(CT)).Online

coursework enables working professionals to fit CT education around their own schedules. Though students are expected to adhere to a pre-established timeline, much of the coursework is self-paced. Students are expected to spend up to 4 hours per week on didactic coursework. Clinical rotation shifts are coordinated between the CT Program and VUMC Radiology. During imaging rotations, each student is designated to a single, independent work assignment supervised by a board-certified technologist.

Proficiency in clinical competencies is required during rotations.
** Timeline Requirements:
**** 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
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* Qualifications:

** Certification in CT is a post-primary specialty. Qualified applicants must have certification in at least one of three primary pathways: radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiation therapy. Specifically, the program accepts students who have the following certifications:
* 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 will be accepted on a rolling basis.
**** Sign On:*** $7,500 Sign On, paid out over 18 months.
* The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.
** Post Program

Job Description:

** JOB SUMMARY  After program completion will be able to Perform all CT procedures in accordance with established department policies and procedures to ensure the best possible patient care services are delivered.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  
• Reviews radiology exam requests and patient identification to ensure safe, appropriate and cost effective imaging.  
• Applies broad range of skills to ensure exam is completed timely and meets quality and compliance standards.  
• Provides appropriate CT screening process to patients, staff and self according to prescribed safety standards.  
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES  
• Radiology (Fundamental…