Shift 2 Health

My experience in health can truly be described as a journey. Each step has led to bigger and better things. I entered health as an orderly. From there I became a Patient Care Assistant and am now a Medical Radiation Technologist (MRT).

My previous roles helped me discover the MRT role. I wanted it to be my next step in health so I committed myself and trained.

I use x-ray machines to provide images of the body.  Patients come to me in all sorts of conditions. So examining them isn’t always straight forward. I have to think creatively to work around their injuries to get the right images. We need to see exactly what’s going on inside a patient’s body so they can be diagnosed properly. 

We spend very little time with each patient but the images we produce can have a major impact on their treatment and care. I love the challenge. It keeps me on my toes and makes every day and every patient memorable.

Working at Middlemore just takes that to another level. Because the community is so diverse, each day is filled with so many different types of people. I think working with them and with hi-tech medical equipment is the perfect combination. If it also sounds perfect to you then look into becoming an MRT.


Jason


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