Radiologic Technologist - Full Time - Nights

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and the people we employ. Our mission is to make each delivery special, convey difficult diagnoses with compassion, go above and beyond for patient needs, and give high fives when patients overcome challenges.

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.
  • Affords assistance to physicians, patients, and coworkers as needed during exams.
  • Assists others as needed during exams.
  • 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 as needed.
  • Performs radiology medical record clerk duties as needed.
• RIS/Cerner:
  • Maintains a working knowledge of system applications.
  • Consistently 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.
  • Consistently uses the Online Worklist to monitor orders and order status.
  • Articulates and/or demonstrates knowledge of systems.
  • Articulates knowledge of Digital Dictation System.
  • 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.
  • Solicits opportunities 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.
• Clinical Enrichment:
  • Provides and monitors “on the job training” per Methodist College Standards.
  • Maintains professional and courteous relationships with students and instructors.
  • Provides leadership and guidance for students' education clinical experience.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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 license from the Department of Public Health (RAD.NE or RAD.IA) required for the work state. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registered or board eligible 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.

Job Description

Nebraska Methodist Health System offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a great work environment where all employees are valued. Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Benefits

Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Pay

Competitive pay offered.

Schedule

Schedule: Nights, 36 hrs./wk., 3 - 12 hr. shifts. On call one week every 11 weeks, rotating holidays. Week 1 - Th F Sa Week 2 – Su W Th Week 3 – T W Th

Qualifications

• 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 license from the Department of Public Health (RAD.NE or RAD.IA) required for the work state. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registered or board eligible 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.