"Alerted.org

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Loyola Medical Center located in the western suburbs and approximately, 35 minutes from downtown Chicago. Easy access from I290 and I55.

Loyola Medicine, treating the whole person with compassion—to "also treat the human spirit."

Our Vision

As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted health partner for life.

Hours:

+ Day Shift

+ Monday - Friday

+ Area: Radiation -Radiology

+ Location: Maywood, IL

+ Nuclear Med graduates encouraged to apply

About the Job

In this role, the Radiation Safety Tech, ensures safe storage, usage, and documentation of all radioactive materials used at Loyola Health System. This includes materials used in Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Labs, and SSOM Graduate School research labs. This is a position needed to maintain regulatory compliance.

What you will do

+ Manage radioactive waste program. This involves preparing radioactive waste for transport from clinical and research departments to the radioactive material waste facility for sorting and storage, storing short half-life waste for decay-to-background levels prior to disposal in accordance with IEMA regulatory requirements, preparing long-lived radioactive waste shipments, documenting all throughput and conducting weekly waste building surveys.

+ Ensure safety of patients and staff by preparing patient care rooms for occupancy by radiopharmaceutical therapy patients and deconstructing the rooms after discharge. Maintain regulatory compliance through the performance documentation of radiation surveys of inpatients along with surveys and decontamination of patient rooms after discharge. Additionally, complete radiation surveys of radiopharmaceutical therapy patients treated as out-patients

Here is what you will need

Minimum Required:

+ Associate degree

+ **Specific Degree(s):** Physics, Health Physics, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Physical Science

+ 1-2 years of experience or

+ New Nuclear Med graduates

Preferred:

+ **Bachelor's Degree**

+ **Specific Degree(s):** Physics, Health Physics, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Physical Science

Licensure/Certifications

Preferred:

+ Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMTCB) or ARRT (N)

Perks & Benefits

+ Benefits from Day One (Medical and Dental)

+ Daily Pay "NEW"

+ Competitive Shift Differentials

+ Career Development

+ Tuition Reimbursement

+ Participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

+ 403(b) with Employer Match

+ On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)

+ Referral Rewards

+ Perks Program

Our Promise to You

Joining Loyola Medicine is being a part of an organization that treats the human spirit in our patients and fellow colleagues. We are a part of a community which believes in giving back to those we serve.

+ We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities

+ We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners

Pay Range: $39.00 - 59.92 USD Hourly

_Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles._

Trinity Health Benefits Summary (https://www.trinity-health.org/sites/default/files/my-benefits/Health-and-Wellbeing/Compliance/Illinois-Transparency-Law/Trinity-Health-Summary-of-Benefits-Illinois-Job-Req-Discloser-Law.pdf)

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran