Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer 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.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. Smart GrowthProvides care for the optimal patient experience.

• Service oriented Actively looking for ways to help people to optimize the customer experience.

• Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively with empathy compassion and respect.

• Active Listening Gives full attention to what other people are saying asking questions as appropriate to understand any points being made.

2. Quality & SafetyProvides appropriate patient care as outlined in the Age specific criteria.

• Ensures patient comfort and understanding of ordered exam.

• Provides appropriate patient care.

• Shows confidence and competency in all age specific categories.

3. Quality & SafetyExam performance.

• Time out performed prior to procedure start.

• Assisting surgeon/radiologist with surgery/special procedures.

• Ensures optimal visualization of anatomy by directing radiographic equipment.

• Assist staff in room with procedure setup.

• Responds to pages in a timely manner.

4. Heightened Focus on EfficiencyRIS/Cerner/Navicare/ PACS/Outlook/Intranet/Powerscribe.

• Ensures Powerchart is available to the performing physician prior to start of case.

• Knowledge of order entry and ability to order correct exams and proper indications.

• Matches digital images to Radiology Information System (RIS) orders for viewing in Picture Archival Communication System (PACS).

• Starts and completes exams performed.

• Consistently uses Exam Management.

• Document Medications and Allergies.

• Consistently uses Powerscribe.

5. Quality & SafetyQA.

• Assists in maintaining appropriate par levels of supplies and communicates to appropriate ordering personnel.

• Patient identification accurately verified.

• Properly identify anatomical orientation on all films. Clean and disinfect equipment at the conclusion of each case.

6. Partnerships & CollaborationDepartment teamwork.

• Maintains positive and respectful relationship with team members.

• Understands and supports the direction and workflow of the department.

• Available at the start of scheduled shift and appropriately manages completion of shift.

• Relieves coworkers during cases as needed.

• Performs job duties as assigned.

• Maintains communication/coordination w/pertinent areas.

• Demonstrates ability to manage department workflow as needed.

• Maintains awareness of ongoing procedures and assists coworkers in unassigned areas when available.

• Willingly seeks opportunity to provide patient care or assist others as needed.

7. PeopleClinical Instruction of Students.

• Provides and monitors on the job training per Methodist College Standards.

• Maintains professional and courteous relationship w/students and instructors.

8. Partnerships & CollaborationDepartment policy and procedures.

• Effectively demonstrates MHS and Imaging Behavior Standards.

• Shows knowledge by following department Policy & Procedures Manual.

Schedule:

3 week rotation 7:00p 7:30am
week 1: Monday Friday and Saturday
week 2: Sunday Wednesday and Thursday
week 3: Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an approved American Medical Association School of Radiologic Technology required.

Experience

• One year experience in CT or a graduate from an approved CT/MRI program preferred.

License/Certifications

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registered in Radiography (R) required.

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registered in Computed Tomography (CT) required.

  • Technologists who have completed clinical training and are Computed Tomography (CT) Board eligible will be considered with the understanding that the registry will be passed within 12 months of hire.

  • New technologists who require clinical training to become Computed Tomography (CT) board eligible will be considered with the understanding that the advanced board certification is required within 12 months at the completion of clinical training.

• Current Medical Radiographer license for work state required.

• Current American Heart Association 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 hospital personnel and coworkers.

• Must have analytical skills necessary to compute exposure factors and the ability to perform numerous tasks at once.

• Adept at working with pediatric patients.

• Strong knowledge in cross sectional anatomy for CT exams and abnormalities of exams is essential.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Occasionally Performed 133:

  • Climbing

  • Crawling

  • Kneeling

  • Sitting

• Frequently Performed 3466:

  • Balancing

  • Carrying

  • Crouching

  • Distinguish colors

  • Grasping

  • Keyboarding/typing

  • Lifting

  • Pulling/Pushing

  • Reaching

  • Repetitive Motions

  • Speaking/talking

  • Standing

  • Stooping/bending

  • Twisting

  • Walking

• Constantly Performed 67100:

  • Hearing

  • Seeing/visual

Job Hazards

• Rare 133:

  • Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)

  • Explosives (pressurized gas)

  • Electrical Shock/Static

  • Radiation NonIonizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

• Occasionally 3466:

  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)

  • Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

• Frequent 67100:

  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools

  • Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as Xray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc.

  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

About Methodist:

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.