Dominic Reyes — CT Technologist, Emergency Imaging
San Antonio, TX
CT technologist with five years in imaging and five before that as a rural paramedic, now covering emergency scanning at a level II trauma center. Moved scanner prep onto the trauma page rather than patient arrival, taking stroke door-to-CT from 19 minutes to 11 across 260 activations.
Experience
CT Technologist, Emergency Imaging, Arroyo Verde Regional Medical Center · February 2023 – present
Level II trauma center. Scans 28 to 34 emergency studies a shift, including stroke and trauma activations against a 20-minute door-to-scan target.
- Moved scanner prep onto the trauma page rather than patient arrival, cutting stroke door-to-CT from 19 minutes to 11 across 260 activations.
- Rebuilt the trauma pan-scan protocol with the lead radiologist, dropping dose-length product 27% with no repeat study attributable to the change.
- Trained all nine incoming technologists on power injector safety after a contrast review; extravasations fell from 11 a year to 3.
- Runs the quarterly contrast reaction drill with ED nursing; the last three drills hit the five-minute epinephrine target from first symptom.
Radiologic Technologist, Bluestem Diagnostic Imaging · June 2021 – January 2023
Two outpatient sites, 55 to 70 exams a day.
- Brought the repeat-reject rate from 8.4% to 3.1% by starting a weekly image review with the two other technologists.
- Covered the second site alone through a nine-month vacancy and held walk-in wait times under 20 minutes.
- Built the positioning crib sheet for pediatric wrist and elbow views that the practice now hands to every new hire.
Paramedic, Balcones Ridge EMS · March 2015 – August 2020
Rural county service with 40-minute transport times. Left to finish the radiography degree full time.
- Ran about 1,400 emergency calls as lead medic, including 60 cardiac arrests, with the nearest receiving hospital 38 miles out.
- Wrote the county pediatric drug-dose card after a near-miss review; it went onto all 14 ambulances and stayed in service four years.
Education
- A.A.S. Radiologic Technology · Austin Community College · January 2019 – May 2021
- Paramedic Certificate Emergency Medical Services · Del Mar College · August 2014 – February 2015
Skills
- Modalities: CT, 64- and 128-slice, Digital radiography, CT angiography, Trauma pan-scan, Portable and OR imaging
- Dose and safety: ALARA dose optimization, Contrast administration and reactions, Pediatric dose protocols, Shielding and badge monitoring, MRI safety screening
- Systems: PACS, Radiology information systems, Power injectors, 3D reconstruction workstations, Protocol management
- From prehospital care: IV access, ACLS algorithms, Rapid patient assessment, Trauma team communication, Spinal motion restriction
Certifications
- ARRT registered, Radiography (R) and Computed Tomography (CT) — American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
- Medical Radiologic Technologist License, Texas (active) — Texas Medical Board
- BLS and ACLS Provider — American Heart Association
- NREMT Paramedic (inactive) — National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
