Reports To: LVN, RN, TEAM LEAD, CNO, CEO

Responsibilities

1. Perform required tasks without prompting and adjust appropriately to situations.
2. Communicates positively and respectfully to coworkers, patients, physicians, and others.
3. Adhere to the attendance policy.
4. Follow district and department policies.
5. Attend required meetings and in-services.
6. Participate in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs.
7. Use time and resources wisely.
8. Maintain HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality.
9. Maintain adequate supplies of items needed to perform job; order or report low items to supervisor.
10. Practice proper phone etiquette, identification of self and department.

Essential Functions

Primary Responsibilities for all Units Assigned:

Provides clinical services and care for patients.

1. Answers multi-line telephone, routing calls and providing messages.
2. Documents Daily Census updates and changes.
3. Printing patient education materials, pertinent ancillary reports for patients/Nursing Staff during patient stay and at discharge.
4. Schedule follow up appointments at discharge for patients.
5. Checking orders input and assisting with order entries per protocols.
6. Registering patients.
7. Assisting with patient transfers.
8. Initiates, assembles, and maintains charts for all patients on the unit. Makes new charts as needed.
9. Checks all charts when physician has completed them to obtain STAT and discharge order.
10. Notifies Housekeeping of room numbers after discharge in a timely manner.
11. Informs nursing staff of pertinent information regarding patient care and procedures from ancillary departments.
12. Reports patient diet type, food allergies, and preferences to the Dietary Department. 
13. Communicate patient status, pending orders and information during transfers, at exchange of shift, and as needed.
14. Notifies Central Supply of needed supplies for the unit.
15. Assisting the Nuse Aide when needed.
16. Enters patient service charges, assists with contract agreements, and payment collections.
17. Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Professional Education Requirements

1. High School Graduate or Equivalent
2. BLS
3. Parent Opportunity Program course completion certificate (L&D)
4. Nova Strip Glucose Monitoring Certificate

Skill Requirements

1. Effective oral and written communication skills
2. Computer proficiency.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Extended periods of sitting/standing/walking
2. Manual dexterity
3. Pushing
4. Pulling
5. Lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.  
6. Kneeling/bending
7. Visual acuity
8. Hearing acuity

Shift(s): Hourly, Non-Exempt
Department: RHC
Chain of Command: RHC Director or Chief Nursing Officer
Supervises: No one

Physical and Mental Requirements

• extended periods of sitting/standing/ walking
• manual dexterity
• repetitive motion
• lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.
• stooping
• reaching
• kneeling/bending
• visual acuity
• hearing acuity

Work Conditions

• inside
• occasionally highly stressful

Hazards

• OHSA Blood Borne Pathogens Class III

Types of Clients Served:

• Neonate <1yr
• Adolescent 12- 17yrs
• Child/Pediatric 1-11 yrs.
• Adult 18-55 yrs.
• Geriatric >55 yrs.

Job Qualifications

Education

• High School Graduate or equivalent.

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• None

Personal Job Related Skills

• Effective oral and written communications skills.

Experience

Prior Work Experience

• One year of experience in a medical setting preferred.

Technical Training

• None required

Primary Responsibilities

Provides clinic services and care for patients

• Takes and records blood pressure readings, weight, and length measurements.
• Assists physicians and prepares patients for various types of examinations and procedures.
• Applies or changes dressings as requested.
• Assists physician with minor surgical procedures performed in the clinic.
• Performs basic life support skills in an emergency situation.
• Follows aseptic procedures and universal precautions when involved in direct patient contact or handling potentially infectious materials.

Assists with maintaining patients’ files

• Prior to examination, obtains subjective information related to patients’ perception of health.
• Collects necessary information received concerning x-ray and laboratory reports, data from referring physicians, and surgical or other procedure reports for patient’s files

Maintains supplies and equipment.

• Ensures that inventory of necessary supplies and equipment is maintained for diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Is responsible for stocking supplies in exam rooms and assures the cleanliness of the rooms.
• Cleans and sterilizes surgical instruments, labels the type of instrument and records the date.

Job Related Factors

• Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
• Performs required tasks without prompting and adjusts appropriately to situations.
• Adheres to the attendance policy.
• Follows District and Department Policies.
• Attends required meetings and in-services
• Participates in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs
• Uses time and resources wisely.
• Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality
• Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor.
• Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department.
• Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor immediately.

Department: Information Technology
Reports To: Director of Informatics & Technology
Location: Seminole Hospital District

Supervises: No one

Responsibilities

The Clinical Application Specialist will be responsible for end user support and working through the troubleshooting process with the user. Assists the Director of Informatics & Technology with clinical systems operations.

Essential Functions

1. Clinical Applications Specialist will participate in planning, testing, implementation, and ongoing support activities
2. Working with management and staff to define problems and devise solutions. Assist with work-flow analysis and process redesign.
3. User login and security management.
4. Planning, oversight, implementation, and maintenance of new software applications.
5. Oversight and maintenance of quality reporting metrics.
6. Assists with table file building and system set-up procedures and ongoing maintenance thereof.
7. Continual maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrading of all clinical systems and automated functions of software.
8. Perform software configurations as needed.
9. Continually works to improve application software in alliance with hospital mission and strategic plan.
10. Recommends possible system changes to enhance overall system effectiveness based on identified needs and industry trends.
11. Works with implementation team to ensure proposed changes to existing systems are successfully completed.
12. Develops and assists with providing reports from all clinical systems.
13. Maintain order sets in live environments to reflect constant changes.
14. Creates and maintains documentation templates and electronic forms.
15. Performs basic troubleshooting and maintenance of bio-medical devices.
16. Educates and trains district staff on new and best practice workflow.
17. Work with various vendor support for education, training, and technical support purposes.
18. Active member of the Clinical System User Group.
19. Performs other duties as required by manager.

Education and Experience Requirements

1. 1-2 years healthcare experience preferred.
2. Experience with computer applications required.
3. Experience with clinical software preferred.
4. High School Graduate or equivalent.
5. Experience with Microsoft Office applications required.

Skills/Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Extended periods of sitting and standing
2. Manuel dexterity
3. Repetitive motion
4. Bending and Kneeling
5. Walking
6. Pushing and pulling
7. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

Supervisory Responsibility: Mentors new technologists. Students of Allied Health Imaging Programs

Payscale: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Director of Radiology, CCOO

Department: Radiology

Physical and Mental Requirements

• extended periods of sitting/standing/ walking
• manual dexterity
• pushing/pulling
• repetitive motion
• lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.
• crawling
• climbing
• kneeling/bending
• visual acuity
• hearing acuity

Work Conditions

• inside
• occasionally highly stressful

Hazards

• OHSA Blood Bourne Pathogens Class I
• Exposure to Ionizing Radiation

Job Qualifications

Education

• At minimum – Graduate of 2 year accredited program in Radiologic Sciences (Associate or Certificate)

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• Registered technologist ARRT (R)
• Texas Board of Medical Examiners General Medical Radiologic Technologist GMRT
• Current CPR

Personal Job Related Skills

• Proficient in use of diagnostic radiology equipment in performance of radiology procedures.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Computer knowledge essential.
• Good deductive reasoning skills/problem solving skills
• Ability to relate positively to the members of the community.

Experience

Prior Work Experience

• Exemplary clinical education skills. One year experience as registered RT preferred.
• Prior didactic and/or clinical training in CT, US, MRI, or Mammography preferred or must be willing to train in CT or other modalities.

Technical Training

• Proficient with computed radiography, digital radiography, PACS, EMR’s, teleradiology.
• Ability to work with computers, (Windows OS), Microsoft Office.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Performs diagnostic radiology procedures on patients under radiologist supervision.
2. Follows body substance isolation policies to include frequent hand washing and cleaning all patient contact surfaces after each patient.
3. Verifies orders for accurate patient, exam, diagnosis, and laterality.
4. Properly educates patients regarding procedure and all associated preparations.
5. Positions patient properly. (Maintains acceptable repeat rate 4-6 %.)
6. Modifies procedures according to patient age and pathology as appropriate.
7. Permanently identifies exposures prior to submitting (uses markers).
8. Processes Digital Detectors proficiently.
9. Maintains equipment, detectors, reporting problems to supervisor.
10. Transports patients to and from department within 15 minutes of order when possible.
11. Properly performs patient immobilization and transfer when needed.
12. Consistently wears personnel radiation monitor and consistently wears lead aprons/gloves/glasses when appropriate.
13. Assists other providers, physicians, and departments in a professional manner.
14. Participates in call and holiday schedules to include evenings, nights, and weekends.

Secondary Responsibilities

1. Assists in scheduling exams, giving necessary prep information.
2. Assists in maintaining daily patient exam log.
3. Sends exams to Radiologist and scans in associated consents, questionnaires, worksheets, and reports.
4. Follows procedures for burning CD’s for patient transfer or DICOM Transfer, maintaining log of all imaging transfers.

IF also CT Technologist:

1. Performs computed tomography procedures on patients under radiologist supervision.
2. Properly inputs patient identification, scan indications prior to scanning patient.
3. Backs up patient scans to PACS or to CD-R.
4. Maintains equipment, power injector, and thermal printer, reporting problems to supervisor.

Shift(s): Night FT/PRN/Part Time (Hospital)

Department: Nursing

Location(s): Memorial Hospital

Responsibilities

• Care for clients within the Texas Board of Nursing scope of practice for a Registered Nurse (neonate <1yr, Child/Pediatric 1-11yrs, Adolescent 12-17yrs, Adult 18-55yrs and geriatric >55yrs) throughout the facility while communicating positively and respectfully.
• Perform required tasks without prompting and adjust appropriately to situations.
• Adhere to the attendance policy.
• Follow district and department policies.
• Attend required meetings and in-services.
• Participate in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs.
• Use time and resources wisely.
• Maintain HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality.
• Maintain adequate supplies of items needed to perform job; order or report low items to supervisor.
• Practice proper phone etiquette, identification of self and department.
• Report adverse events regarding patients, guests or self to supervisor immediately.
• Oversees LVNs and CNAs.
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn and practices a team approach.

Essential Functions

Primary Responsibilities for all Units Assigned:

Utilizes the nursing process, completes a comprehensive physical and psychological assessment of patients.

• Takes nursing histories to provide a basis for developing patient care plans.
• Completes a thorough nursing assessment and history on admission.
• Identifies teaching/learning/ discharge needs at the time of admission and throughout stay.
• Provides an ongoing assessment that accurately reflects overt physiological and psychological needs of patients.
• Consistently uses input from patient, family, significant other, physician, and healthcare team members.

Using nursing process, plan and provide patient, family care; evaluates patient’s response to care and redirects as necessary.

• Formulates appropriate nursing diagnosis and identifies patient problems from admission database and ongoing assessment.
• Establishes patient outcome goals that are realistic, specific, measurable, and progressive.
• Develops and implements nursing orders that are specific and measurable.
• Initiate interdisciplinary communication and incorporate recommendation.
• Consults with patients, family and others to formulate care plans that reflect concern for holistic patient needs.
• Assess and evaluates patient response/outcome and makes appropriate modifications to the care plan.
• Reviews and updates care plan on a timely basis to reflect patient’s status throughout hospitalization

Implements and monitors appropriate nursing care to meet patient’s needs.

• Identifies expected outcomes for planned nursing intervention and ensures vital information is passed between shifts.
• Administers medications according to policy including IV’s, blood, and blood components as prescribed.
• Knows actions, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions, dosage, and route of administration on all drugs prior to administering to patient.
• Verifies medication administration accuracy and performs the required checks on the medication administration record.
• Gives exchange report to other health care personnel providing accurate complete information on each patient at the change of shift when transferring patient to another unit and at intervals during the shift.
• Assesses patients at the beginning of the shift for acuity of patient needs/problems and establishes priority in which work activities are consistently completed by the end of the shift.
• Performs basic nursing competently to include but not limited to: intake and output, vital signs, physical assessment, urine testing, specimens/cultures, dressing changes, neurological assessments, personal hygiene for the patient, skin care, glucose monitoring, airway/suctioning, basic oxygen administration, nasogastric tubes, tube feedings, urinary catheterization, drains, enemas, and intravenous catheterization.
• Recognizes, evaluates, and interviews appropriately in a life-threatening situation.
• Recognizes variance of diagnostic tests, vital signs and assessments that should be reported to the physicians and notifies physicians in a time frames appropriate to the variance.
• Functions proficiently in all unit nursing modalities.

Participates in the health care educational needs for the patient, family, or significant other regarding patient care needs, disease prevention, and health maintenance measures

• Develops and implements an individualized teaching and discharge plan at admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Initiates and documents progressive patient, family, or significant other teaching on admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Act as liaison between patient, physician, family, or significant other, and other health disciplines.

Maintains accurate and timely records according to hospital policy and procedures.

• Documents ongoing assessment within timeframe determined by policy which accurately reflects overt physiological and psychological needs of patient.
• Accurately documents on each shift the nursing patient care activities and the patient’s response to nursing interventions and delegated medical management.
• Maintains a patient care plan that is current and reflects individual needs or preferences of patients.
• Documents teaching completed and patient, family, or significant other response in the patient record.
• Documents interdisciplinary recommendations for plan of care.
• Transcribes and or cosigns physicians’ orders completely and accurately according to hospital policy and practice.
• Completes all appropriate transfer and discharge forms.
• Other duties as assigned withing the RN scope of practice.

Job Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• Current Texas RN license or Compact RN license required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) / Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification preferred
• TCCN preferred
• STABLE, preferred.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) / Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification preferre

Skill Requirements

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Computer Skills
• Listening Skills

Physical Demands

• Extended periods of sitting/standing/walking
• Manual dexterity
• Pushing/Pulling
• Lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.  
• Kneeling/bending
• Visual/hearing acuity

Department: Memorial Health Care Center
Reports To: Director of Nursing, Administrator, CEO
Supervises: None
Pay-scale: Hourly, Non Exempt

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Extended periods of standing/walking
• Manually Dexterity
• Pushing/Pulling
• Repetitive Motion
• Lifting/carrying <=50 lbs.
• Stooping
• Twisting
• Kneeling/Bending
• Reaching
• Visual Acuity
• Hearing Acuity

Work Conditions

• Inside
• Occasionally highly stressful

Hazards

• OHSA Blood Borne Pathogens Class I

Types of Clients Served

• Adult (15-55yrs)
• Geriatric (>55yrs)

Job Qualifications

Education

• High school graduate or equivalent.

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• Certified Activity Director with the State of Texas preferred.

Personal Job Related Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to cope with residents of varying degrees of emotional and mental stability in a compassionate and professional manner.

Experience

Prior Work Experience

• One year in health care facility in activity related position.

Technical Training

• None required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

Assists with conducting and managing a stimulating activity program for residents of MHCC

• Coordinates and initiates activities in a pleasant and beneficial manner
• Assists in the development and maintenance of an annual activities budget
• Assists with evaluating the overall effectiveness of the program and modifies to meet residents’ needs and interests
• Documents patients’ progress on a timely basis
• Participates in developing and organizing the activity calendar to meet state, federal, and Hospital District expectations with consideration to the residents’ needs and interests
• Promotes and notifies prospective residents, families, and community groups of Activity Program and its goals
• Controls and maintains equipment and supplies used in Activity Program
• Assists, encourages,  and participates with residents in activities as needed

Job Related Factors

• Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
• Performs required tasks without prompting and adjusts appropriately to situations
• Adheres to the attendance policy
• Follows District and Department Policies
• Attends required meetings and in-services
• Participates in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs
• Uses time and resources wisely
• Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality
• Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor
• Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department
• Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor immediately

This notice concerns the 2026 property tax rates for SEMINOLE HOSPITAL DIST.

This notice provides information about two tax rates used in adopting the current tax year’s tax rate. The no-new-revenue tax ratewould Impose the same amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. In most cases, the voter-approvaltax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit can adopt without holding an election. In each case, these rates are calculated bydividing the total amount of taxes by the current taxable value with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per$100 of property value.

This year’s no-new-revenue tax rate ………………………………………. $0.349534/$100.

This year’s voter-approval tax rate ………………………………………… $0.357095/$100.

To see the full calculations, please visit gaines.truthintaxation.com for a copy of the Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet.

Unencumbered Fund Balances.

The following estimated balances will be left in the taxing unit’s accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are notencumbered by corresponding debt obligation.

Current Year Debt Service.

The following amounts are for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from upcomingproperty tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).

Total required for 2026 debt service $ 3,621,834

– Amount (if any) paid from funds listed in unencumbered funds $ 0

– Amount (if any) paid from other resources $ 0

– Excess collections last year $ 0

= Total to be paid from taxes in 2026 $ 3,621,834

+ Amount added in anticipation that the taxing unit will collect

only 98.000000% of its taxes in 2026 $ 73,914

= Total Debt Levy $ 3,695,748

This notice contains a summary of the no-new-revenue and voter-approval calculations as certified by Gayla Harridge, ChiefAppraiser / Tax Assessor Collector, 08/06/2026.

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regardingyour property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes yourproperty.

The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth ofproperty taxes in the state.

The above information can be found in this document.

Department: Nursing
Location(s): Memorial Health Care Center
Supervises: Certified Nurse Aides
Chain of Command: RN, ADON, DON, Administrator
Payscale: Discuss with HR about Hourly, Non-Exempt, Call Pay, Shift Differentials, Specialty Pay

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Extended periods of standing or walking
• Manual dexterity
• Pushing and pulling
• Repetitive motion
• Lifting/carrying >=50lbs.
• Kneeling
• Bending
• Stooping
• Visual and hearing Acuity
• Reaching

Work Conditions

Inside and occasionally highly stressful

Hazards

OHSA Blood Borne Pathogens Class I

Types of Clients Served

• Adult 18-55yrs
• Geriatric > 55yrs

Job Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• Registered Nurse licensed by the State of Texas.
• BCLS

Personal Job Related Skills

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Experience

Prior Work Experience

• Two (2) years experience as a professional Registered Nurse preferred

Technical Training

• Current CPR certification.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities for all halls assigned

Utilizes the nursing process, completes a comprehensive physical and psychological assessment of patients.

• Takes nursing histories to provide a basis for developing patient care plans
• Completes a thorough nursing assessment and history
• Provides a basic assessment needs of residents needs/desires
• Identifies teaching and learning needs with each resident to promote independence
• Provides an ongoing assessment that accurately reflects needs and desires of residents
• Consistently uses input form resident, family, significant other, physician, and healthcare team members
• Supervises and assists staff members providing care while remaining responsible for the delivery of quality nursing care

Implements and monitors appropriate nursing care to meet patient’s needs

• Identifies expected outcomes for planned nursing intervention and insures vital information is passed between shifts
• Administers medications according to policy
• Knows actions, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions, dosage and route of administration on all drugs prior to administering to patient
• Verifies medication administration accuracy and performs the required checks on the medication administration record
• Assesses residents at the beginning of the shift for acuity of patient needs/problems and establishes priority in which work activities are consistently completed by the end of the shift
• Performs basic nursing competently to include but not limited to: intake and output, vital signs, physical assessment, urine testing, specimens/cultures, dressing changes, neurological assessments, personal hygiene for the patient, skin care, glucose monitoring, airway/suctioning, basic oxygen administration, nasogastric tubes, tube feedings, urinary catheterization, drains and enemas
• Recognizes, evaluates, and interviews appropriately in a life-threatening situation
• Recognizes variance of diagnostic tests, vital signs and assessments that should be reported to the physicians and notifies physicians in a time frames appropriate to the variance
• Functions proficiently in all daily nursing tasks
• Act as liaison between patient, physician, family or RP and other health disciplines

Maintains accurate and timely records according to facility policy and procedures

• Progress notes completed on all appropriate residents at minimum of once, but not limited to, every shift
• Accurately documents on MAR and TAR in the electronic chart
• Completes all quarterly, monthly and weekly observations
• Completes all incident reports as needed and reports them to GNP, Administrator, DON and RP
• Documents on 24 hour report sheet to ensure continuity of care between shifts
• Transcribes and or cosigns physicians orders completely and accurately while reporting changes to RP
• Complete daily assignment forms for all CNAs
• Completes nursing staff sheet every shift

Maintains the required inventory of supplies and equipment

• Assesses the supplies needed and establishes a system for acquisition, storage, control, and issue
• Determines equipment needs and assures equipment is maintained and in good working condition
• Assures medication cart is stocked with appropriate supplies and medications. Reorders medications as needed
• Assures crash cart and AED is  checked daily

Facilitates favorable relationships within the ER , clinics , med surg, therapy and dietary 

• Maintains positive and effective relationships with other departments and the Medical Staff
• Consults with MD/FNP to resolve problems and to obtain and provide patient care input
• Maintains open communication and a problem solving atmosphere with other departments to achieve quality patient care

JOB RELATED FACTORS

• Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
• Performs required tasks without prompting and adjusts appropriately to situations
• Adheres to the attendance policy
• Follows District and Department Policies
• Attends required meetings and in-services
• Participates in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs
• Uses time and resources wisely
• Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality
• Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor
• Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department
• Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor immediately

Supervisory Responsibility: Mentors new technologists. Students of Allied Health Imaging Programs

Payscale: Non-Exempt, Shift Differential

Reports to: Director of Radiology, COO, CEO

Department: Radiology

Physical and Mental Requirements

• extended periods of sitting/standing/ walking
• manual dexterity
• pushing/pulling
• repetitive motion
• lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.
• crawling
• climbing
• kneeling/bending
• visual acuity
• hearing acuity

Work Conditions

• inside
• occasionally highly stressful

Hazards

• OHSA Blood Borne Pathogens Class I
• Exposure to Ionizing Radiation

Types of Clients Served:

Neonate (<1yr.), Child/Pediatric (1-11 yrs.), Adolescent (12-17 yrs.), Adult (18-55 yrs.), Geriatric (>55 yrs.)

Job Qualifications

Education

• At minimum – Graduate of 2 year accredited program in Radiologic Sciences (Associate or Certificate)

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• Registered technologist ARRT (R)
• Texas Board of Medical Examiners General Medical Radiologic Technologist GMRT
• Current CPR

Personal Job Related Skills

• Proficient in use of diagnostic radiology equipment in performance of radiology procedures.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Computer knowledge essential.
• Good deductive reasoning skills/problem solving skills
• Ability to relate positively to the members of the community.

Experience

Prior Work Experience

• Exemplary clinical education skills. One year experience as registered RT preferred.
• Ability to work with computers and computer applications.

Technical Training

• Proficient with computed radiography, digital radiography, PACS, EMR’s, teleradiology.
• Prior didactic and/or clinical training in CT, US, MRI, or Mammography preferred or must be willing to train in CT or other modalities.

Primary Responsibilities

RADIOLOGIC Technologist:

1. Performs diagnostic radiology procedures on patients under radiologist supervision.
2. Follows body substance isolation policies to include frequent hand washing and cleaning all patient contact surfaces after each patient.
3. Verifies orders for accurate patient, exam, diagnosis, and laterality.
4. Properly educates patients regarding procedure and all associated preparations.
5. Positions patient properly. (Maintains acceptable repeat rate 4-6 %.)
6. Modifies procedures according to patient age and pathology as appropriate.
7. Permanently identifies exposures prior to submitting (uses markers).
8. Processes Digital Detectors proficiently.
9. Maintains equipment, detectors, reporting problems to supervisor.
10. Transports patients to and from department within 15 minutes of order when possible.
11. Properly performs patient immobilization and transfer when needed.
12. Consistently wears personnel radiation monitor and consistently wears lead aprons/gloves/glasses when appropriate.
13. Assists other providers, physicians, and departments in a professional manner.
14. Participates in call and holiday schedules to include evenings, nights, and weekends.

IF also CT Technologist:

1. Performs computed tomography procedures on patients under radiologist supervision.
2. Properly inputs patient identification, scan indications prior to scanning patient.
3. Backs up patient scans to PACS or to CD-R.
4. Maintains equipment, power injector, and thermal printer, reporting problems to supervisor.

IF also US Technologist:

1. Obtains images as required by protocol manual for each exam.
2. Properly enters patient identification and exam information prior to study/ assists physicians in doing same.
3. Exports studies to PACS following each exam.
4. Maintains ultrasound equipment, gel warmer, reporting problems to supervisor.
5. Consistently wears gloves on scanning hand.

IF also MRI Technologist:

1. Obtains images as required by protocol manual for each exam.
2. Properly enters patient identification and exam information prior to study.
3. Exports studies to PACS following each exam.
4. Maintains MRI equipment, coils, injectors reporting problems to supervisor.
5. Consistently educates and ensures safety to the public from dangers associated with magnetic field.

IF also MAMMOGRAPHY Technologist:

1. Obtains images as required by protocol manual for each exam.
2. Properly enters patient identification and exam information prior to study.
3. Exports studies to PACS following each exam.
4. Maintains mammography equipment, paddles, peripherals reporting problems to supervisor.
5. Performs all regulatory QA and associated communication consistent with ACR, FDA, and MQSA protocols.

Secondary Responsibilities

1. Assists in scheduling exams, giving necessary prep information.
2. Assists in maintaining daily patient exam log.
3. Sends exams to Radiologist and scans in associated consents, questionnaires, worksheets, and reports.
4. Follows procedures for burning CD’s for patient transfer or DICOM Transfer, maintaining log of all imaging transfers.
5. Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
6. Performs required tasks without prompting and adjusts appropriately to situations.
7. Adheres to the attendance policy.
8. Follows District and Department Policies.
9. Attends required meetings and in-services
10. Participates in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs
11. Uses time and resources wisely.
12. Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality
13. Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor.
14. Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department.
15. Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor immediately.

Department: Nursing
Location(s): Memorial Health Care Center
Supervises: Certified Nurse Aides
Chain of Command: RN, ADON, DON, Administrator
Payscale: Discuss with HR about Hourly, Non-Exempt, Call Pay, Shift Differentials, Specialty Pay

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Extended periods of standing or walking
• Manual dexterity
• Pushing and pulling
• Repetitive motion
• Lifting/carrying >+50lbs.
• Kneeling
• Bending
• Stooping
• Visual and hearing Acuity
• Reaching

Work Conditions

Inside and occasionally highly stressful

Hazards

OHSA Blood Bourne Pathogens Class I

Types of Clients Served

• Adult 18-55yrs
• Geriatric > 55yrs

Job Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• License in Vocational Nursing
• BCLS

Personal Job Related Skills

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Experience

Prior Work Experience

• Two (2) years experience as a professional Licensed Vocational Nurse preferred

Technical Training

• Current CPR certification.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities for all halls assigned

Utilizes the nursing process, completes a comprehensive physical and psychological assessment of patients.

• Takes nursing histories to provide a basis for developing patient care plans
• Provides a basic assessment needs of residents needs/desires
• Identifies teaching and learning needs with each resident to promote independence
• Provides an ongoing assessment that accurately reflects needs and desires of residents
• Consistently uses input form resident, family, significant other, physician, and healthcare team members

Implements and monitors appropriate nursing care to meet patient’s needs

• Identifies expected outcomes for planned nursing intervention and insures vital information is passed between shifts
• Administers medications according to policy
• Knows actions, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions, dosage and route of administration on all drugs prior to administering to patient
• Verifies medication administration accuracy and performs the required checks on the medication administration record
• Assesses residents at the beginning of the shift for acuity of patient needs/problems and establishes priority in which work activities are consistently completed by the end of the shift
• Performs basic nursing competently to include but not limited to: intake and output, vital signs, physical assessment, urine testing, specimens/cultures, dressing changes, neurological assessments, personal hygiene for the patient, skin care, glucose monitoring, airway/suctioning, basic oxygen administration, nasogastric tubes, tube feedings, urinary catheterization, drains and enemas
• Recognizes, evaluates, and interviews appropriately in a life-threatening situation
• Recognizes variance of diagnostic tests, vital signs and assessments that should be reported to the physicians and notifies physicians in a time frames appropriate to the variance
• Functions proficiently in all daily nursing tasks
• Act as liaison between patient, physician, family or RP and other health disciplines

Maintains accurate and timely records according to facility policy and procedures

• Progress notes completed on all appropriate residents at minimum of once, but not limited to, every shift
• Accurately documents on MAR and TAR in the electronic chart
• Completes all quarterly, monthly and weekly observations
• Completes all incident reports as needed and reports them to GNP, Administrator, DON and RP
• Documents on 24 hour report sheet to ensure continuity of care between shifts
• Transcribes and or cosigns physicians orders completely and accurately while reporting changes to RP
• Complete daily assignment forms for all CNAs
• Completes nursing staff sheet every shift

Maintains the required inventory of supplies and equipment

• Assesses the supplies needed and establishes a system for acquisition, storage, control, and issue
• Determines equipment needs and assures equipment is maintained and in good working condition
• Assures medication cart is stocked with appropriate supplies and medications. Reorders medications as needed
• Assures crash cart and AED is  checked daily

Facilitates favorable relationships within the ER , clinics , med surg, therapy and dietary 

• Maintains positive and effective relationships with other departments and the Medical Staff
• Consults with MD/FNP to resolve problems and to obtain and provide patient care input
• Maintains open communication and a problem solving atmosphere with other departments to achieve quality patient care

JOB RELATED FACTORS

• Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
• Performs required tasks without prompting and adjusts appropriately to situations
• Adheres to the attendance policy
• Follows District and Department Policies
• Attends required meetings and in-services
• Participates in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs
• Uses time and resources wisely
• Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality
• Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor
• Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department
• Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor  immediately