GXMO Student Radiologic Technologist: PRN

About the Role

Join Firelands Health, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare resource in the Sandusky Bay region, serving Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron counties with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

As part of our team, you’ll enjoy a supportive work/life balance, employee-centric benefits, and the opportunity to live and work in Sandusky, voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America” along the shores of Lake Erie.

Core Values

• Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day.
• Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve.
• Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Pleasantly greet patients, introduce yourself, and confirm their identification.
• Prepare patients for x-ray by assisting with gowning as needed.
• Utilize hospital computer systems (HIS/RIS/PACS) to retrieve information, export images, review images, verify data, perform order entry, and complete exam records in RIS.
• Receive order requests, check for special instructions, and consult with Radiologists as needed.
• Prepare room, equipment, and imaging materials for procedures.
• Assist patients at the end of procedures, ensuring they are returned to their room, ED, or other units. Outpatients are guided to exits or other testing locations.
• Explain procedures to patients clearly and thoroughly.
• Transfer and position patients on the imaging table, adapting views as needed for patient cooperation or compliance.
• Select and operate equipment, adjusting settings and exposure parameters on an individual patient basis.
• Observe patients and equipment during procedures, reporting unusual occurrences.
• Perform patient assessments appropriate for imaging procedures to assist Radiologists during interpretation.
• Provide age-appropriate care, primarily for adults and geriatric patients, with occasional care for adolescents, children, infants, and neonates.
• Lift, move, and transport patients via wheelchair or cart from patient rooms, Surgery Center, ESD, and other care areas.
• Assist with clerical and front office duties, including answering phones, releasing information, burning CDs, and related tasks.
• Identify problems, communicate them to supervisors, and offer solutions as appropriate.
• Clean and disinfect x-ray rooms and equipment.
• Maintain stock supplies for assigned work areas.
• Use lead shields to protect unaffected parts of the patient’s body from exposure.
• Wear a film badge at collar level at all times and use time, distance, and shielding to minimize radiation exposure.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Must be a student in the final year (or graduate) of a formal radiologic technology training program.
• Current General X-ray Machine Operator license with the Ohio Department of Health.
• Current CPR certification, with bi-annual recertification required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.
• Proper use of body mechanics to push, pull, and lift patients from carts, wheelchairs, or other transport devices onto imaging tables.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Health and wellness offerings.
• Monthly employee events.