Lead CT Technologist - Mobile Stroke Unit

Description

With your passion for solving clinical mysteries and our comprehensive imaging capabilities and sophisticated technology, you can experience an exciting and rewarding imaging career at UCLA Health. You'll be able to elevate your skills, expand your knowledge, and grow your career within an inclusive, supportive, and empowering workplace at the forefront of cutting-edge medicine. Come see for yourself!

As the Lead CT Technologist for the Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU), you will perform advanced CT imaging aboard the ambulance in a prehospital 911 emergency setting, while also serving as the senior technical and clinical resource for the MSU CT Technologist team. This role combines hands-on, high-acuity imaging work with technical leadership, accreditation oversight, and quality improvement responsibility, offering a unique opportunity to shape both patient care and program excellence for one of the most innovative stroke care models in the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform complex CT imaging procedures aboard the Mobile Stroke Unit ambulance in a prehospital 911 emergency setting, ensuring high-quality image acquisition, patient safety, and adherence to departmental, institutional, and MSU-specific imaging protocols.
• Serve as the senior technical and clinical CT resource for the MSU, exercising independent judgment and providing guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to support consistent imaging quality, workflow efficiency, and safety.
• Serve as the primary CT technologist responsible for CT accreditation and recertification, including coordination with accrediting bodies (e.g., IAC), preparation of required documentation, and support of accreditation for newly deployed CT scanners.
• Lead CT imaging–related quality improvement initiatives for the MSU, including planning, facilitating, and documenting biannual accreditation-mandated QI meetings and supporting continuous performance improvement.
• Collect, manage, and analyze MSU imaging and operational data, maintain program data systems such as REDCap, prepare performance metrics and reports, and support mobile stroke–related research, protocol review, compliance, and patient follow-up activities.
• Operate advanced mobile CT technology, including Siemens, Samsung/Neurologica, Philips, and BrainLab AIRO CT scanners, along with power injectors for IV contrast administration.
• Adhere to on-call, holiday, and weekend schedules while serving as the primary technical CT resource during mobile stroke responses.
• Travel to various healthcare sites associated with the MSU program, including Westwood, Torrance, Long Beach, and the San Fernando Valley.

This pioneering role offers the opportunity to be part of a revolutionary approach to stroke care, leveraging state-of-the-art mobile imaging technology and program leadership to reduce time-to-treatment and improve patient outcomes. If you are a highly skilled CT Technologist looking for a career that combines advanced clinical practice, leadership, and groundbreaking medicine, we invite you to join the UCLA Health Mobile Stroke Unit team as our Lead CT Technologist!

Salary Range: $64.18 - $84.65 hourly

Qualifications

• ARRT (R) (CT) - required
• CRT Radiography - required
• Venipuncture certificate - required
• BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross - required
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible diagnostic radiography and/or CT imaging experience in an acute care, emergency, or hospital-based clinical setting, or an equivalent combination of experience and training - required
• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting Mobile Stroke Unit operations or comparable pre-hospital, time-sensitive emergency imaging programs - required
• Accredited Radiologic Technologist Program Graduate - required
• Associate's degree - preferred
• Bachelor's degree - preferred
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and serve as a technical resource for peer CT Technologists
• Experience with CT accreditation processes (e.g., IAC) strongly preferred
• Ability to distinguish between types of medical procedures and diagnoses
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritization, and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of medical and scientific terminology
• Strong detail and deadline orientation
• Understanding of human anatomy and pathology
• Understanding of Excel and patient databases (REDCap)