Student Rad Tech - CT/MRI - Casual

bestcare; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 3,857,000 - 5,510,000; Part time

Job summary

Nebraska Methodist Health System, Omaha, NE, is seeking a casual/prn Radiologic Technology student to support the CT and MRI departments. You will learn workflow, assist with procedures, and help ensure patient safety and comfort in a fast-paced imaging environment.

Education: current enrollment in a Radiologic Technology program; BLS strongly preferred and required within 3 months of hire. Weighting on physical demands and patient handling is noted in job duties.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in Radiologic Technology program is required.
• N/A experience specified.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) desired; certification within 3 months if hired.

Responsibilities

• Assist CT and MRI departments with daily operations.
• Support patient care and education ensuring safety and comfort.
• Handle patient transport, room turnover, and basic safety procedures.

Education

Current enrollment in a degree program of Radiologic Technology

Job description

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.

Job Summary:

Location: Nebraska Methodist Hospital, 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: This is a casual/prn position. Casual employees work on an ‘as needed’ basis to meet the needs of the business. Shifts may vary from week to week. Will also be required to be available to work weekends and holidays.

Supports the department in daily department needs while learning the workflow for advanced medical imaging.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

CT Scan & MRI Departments

1. Performs and ensures safe, knowledgeable age-specific patient care in a holistic manner.

2. Provides patient education and responds to patient and customer concerns.

3. Performs value-added activities that result in positive financial performance and customer satisfaction.

CT Scan Department

1. Performs limited diagnostic radiographic procedures within scope of license. Radiographic procedures must not include CT, administration of contrast media, fluoroscopy or mammography.

2. Complete documentation of patient x-ray record and Quality Control processes.

MRI Department

1. Assists the MRI technologist with procedures within the scope of their job skills and licensure.

2. Ensures that supplies needed for the technologists are appropriately maintained, stock supplies

3. Communicate with patients and prepare them for the exam

4. Escorting, assisting patients in and out of wheel chairs, transferring patients on and off stretchers. Transporting patients throughout imaging department.

5. Assist with room turn over, cleaning, and lifting equipment required.

6. Discussing medical history from patients, family members and nursing staff, answering phones.

7. Utilize proper infection control practices per the department procedure manual.

8. Ensure the safety of patients, visitors and employees.

9. Complete mandatory MRI safety training.

10. Complete documentation of patient MRI safety screening form.

Schedule: This is a casual/prn position. Casual employees work on an ‘as needed’ basis to meet the needs of the business. Shifts may vary from week to week. Will also be required to be available to work weekends and holidays.

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Current enrollment in a degree program of Radiologic Technology.

Experience

• N/A

License/Certifications

• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• N/A

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
  • Distinguish 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 Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static

• Rare (1-33%): - Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
• Occasionally (34%-66%):
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Exposure to high magnetic fields (up to 3 Tesla) and radiofrequencies.

• Frequent (67%-100%):
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc) (does not apply to MRI department)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means) (does not apply to MRI department)
  • 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 Affiantatory 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.