Radiologic Tech - Part Time - Elkhorn Urgent Care

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This includes helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying difficult diagnoses with compassion, going above and beyond for patient needs, or giving high fives when patients overcome health challenges.

The organization offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a positive work environment where all employees are valued. Employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities they live and work in.

Job Summary

Location: Methodist Physicians Clinic - Elkhorn
Address: 20021 Manderson St, Elkhorn, NE 68022
Work Schedule: Mon, Tues, Wed 5pm - 10pm & Sunday 12pm - 6pm
Sign on bonus of $2500.00

Responsibilities

• Exam Performance/Quality
• Identifies each patient by two identifiers and ensures patient understanding of pending procedure.
• Provides comfort measures and engages patient to obtain optimal cooperation and positioning.
• Critiques each exam for technical and positional accuracy and makes appropriate corrections if necessary.
• Performs Exams as their priority dictates.
• Workflow Management
• Manages department workflow with minimal assistance or as needed.
• Reviews orders for clinical and demographic consistency and verifies accuracy.
• Assists physicians, patients, and coworkers as needed during exams.
• Supports the direction and workflow of the department.
• Maintains awareness of ongoing exams and assists co-workers as needed.
• Provides exam information and status updates to pertinent staff members.
• Relieves co-workers from procedures/exams as necessary.
• Be in the department and ready to work at the start of scheduled shift.
• Have processes set in place to allow for leaving at the end of scheduled shift.
• Performs radiology reception duties including answering phones, scheduling appointments, entering orders, and reminder calls.
• Performs radiology medical record clerk duties as needed.
• RIS/Cerner
• Maintains a working knowledge of system applications.
• Uses proper system applications for order modification, documenting comments, and exposures/repeats.
• Starts and completes own exams correctly and in a timely manner.
• Show a working knowledge of Order View/Entry capabilities.
• Uses the Online Worklist to monitor orders and order status.
• Articulates and/or demonstrates knowledge of systems.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of PACS (picture archiving and communication system).
• Identifies and resolves image exceptions as needed.
• Provides memo comments as needed for study interpretation.
• Department Policy/Procedures
• Ensures proper patient identification on all study images to comply with department policies and procedures.
• Sets up and maintains a safe and healthy work environment.
• Willingly seeks opportunity to provide patient care or assist others as needed.
• Shows knowledge of department guidelines through responsible behavior/actions.
• Reports issues/concerns to supervisor as soon as possible and provides assistance with resolution/follow-up.
• Confidentiality
• Maintains patient confidentiality coinciding with HIPAA.
• Maintains student/co-worker confidentiality coinciding with FERPA.
• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the “Age Specific Criteria”.
• Successfully completes annual Age Specific Competency Quiz.
• Job Requirements
• Education: Diploma/Associate degree from approved American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (AART) School of Radiology Technology required. Bachelor degree from approved American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (AART) School of Radiology Technology preferred.
• Experience: 1 year of experience in Radiology is preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current and maintained Medical Radiographer license for work state (RAD.NE or RAD.IA) required. Registered or Board eligible in Radiography (R) through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) required. Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients and family members as well as providers and coworkers.
• Necessary to manage exposure factors and perform numerous tasks at once.
• Physical Requirements
• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing colors, Grasping, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Sitting, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking.

About the company

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.