What are the responsibilities and job description for the CT/Diagnostic Tech Advanced - Casual/PRN position at Nebraska Methodist Health System?
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. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s 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.
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. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s 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:
Location: Methodist Jennie EdmundsonAddress: 933 E. Pierce St. - Council Bluffs, IA
Work Schedule: Day, evening or night shift availability, varied shifts, including holidays and weekends. This is a casual/PRN position. Casual/PRN employees work on an ‘as needed’ basis to meet the needs of the business. Work days/hours will often vary from week to week.
To produce images of the human body for medical diagnostic purposes. Performs diagnostic and Computed Tomography (CT) imaging examinations.
Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions
1. Smart Growth-Provides 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 & Safety-Provides 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 & Safety-Exam 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 set-up.
- Responds to pages in a timely manner.
4. Heightened Focus on Efficiency-RIS/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 & Safety-QA.
- 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 & Collaboration-Department 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 co-workers in unassigned areas when available.
- Willingly seeks opportunity to provide patient care, or assist others as needed.
7. People-Clinical 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 & Collaboration-Department policy and procedures.
- Effectively demonstrates MHS and Imaging Behavior Standards.
- Shows knowledge by following department Policy & Procedures Manual.
Schedule:
Day, evening or night shift availability, varied shifts, including holidays and weekends. This is a casual/PRN position. Casual/PRN employees work on an ‘as needed’ basis to meet the needs of the business. Work days/hours will often vary from week to week.
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 (1%-33%): -
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Kneeling
- Sitting
- Frequently Performed (34%-66%): -
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Distinguish colors
- Grasping
- Keyboarding/typing
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Reaching
- Repetitive Motions
- Speaking/talking
- Standing
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Walking
- Constantly Performed (67%-100%): -
- Hearing
- Seeing/visual
Job Hazards
- Rare (1-33%):
- Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
- Occasionally (34%-66%):
- 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 (67%-100%):
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
- Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, 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.
