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The Children's Mercy Hospital

Provides pediatric hospital care and services

Radiology Tech

Full-TimeDeadline 9/3/27
$28.25/hr
Entry
Associate's
Kansas City, MO, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryDiagnostics & Laboratory Professionals

About the job

Requirements
  • An Associate's degree and graduation from an AMA-approved Radiologic Technology program, or eligibility for ARRT registration, are required.
  • Professional registration as a Registered Radiologic Technologist through ARRT or equivalent is required.
  • BLS certification is required.
  • Current continuing education units meeting ARRT requirements are required.
  • For Kansas locations, current Kansas Radiologic Technologist licensure is required within 90 days.
  • No prior experience is necessary; on-the-job training is provided.
Responsibilities
  • Perform radiographic procedures according to department protocol, demonstrating competence with fluoroscopy, C-arm, portable exams, bone density, and all diagnostic equipment.
  • Perform essential RIS/HIS functions and maintain LEAN practices related to patient safety and quality.
  • Assist the radiologist with appropriate procedures.
  • Participate in department and hospital LEAN improvement activities aligned with the five True North Pillars.
  • Support the CMH Service Excellence Program by demonstrating knowledge of CMH Shared Values, Mission and Vision, and Strategic Plan.

About the company

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The Children's Mercy Hospital

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Children's Mercy Kansas City is a pediatric hospital and health system that provides medical care for children across many specialties, including cancer, diabetes, neonatology, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, and more. It operates clinics, hospital services, and outreach locations, offering inpatient care, outpatient clinics, urgent care, and surgical services. The hospital supports families through resources such as patient portals (MyChildrensMercy), social work, interpreters, spiritual care, child life, palliative care, and financial assistance, and it runs education and research programs, including clinical trials and pediatric genomic medicine. Its care model centers on family-centered care and collaboration among physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. The goal is to deliver high-quality, comprehensive, and accessible pediatric health care while advancing pediatric research and community health.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Kansas City, Missouri

Founded

1987

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What believers are saying

  • April 2026 tower plan expands capacity 25%-30% and protects high-acuity pediatric services.
  • S&P raised the new offering to AA in May 2026, easing financing credibility.
  • 2025 net patient revenue topped $2 billion and operating income reached $122 million.

What critics are saying

  • June 2026 early-retirement offer signals workforce pressure before the 2031 tower opens.
  • Medicaid drives about 40% of revenue; 2025 supplemental payments fall after Trump policy changes.
  • September 2026 lawsuit over infant misdiagnosis exposes reputational damage and legal costs.

What makes The Children's Mercy Hospital unique

  • Only stand-alone pediatric hospital in Kansas and western Missouri, with regional referral gravity.
  • Basepath Health partnership targets fivefold cell-and-gene therapy volume within four years.
  • New Wichita multispecialty clinic opened July 2026, extending specialty care across south-central Kansas.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Vacation

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Headcount

6 month growth

9%

1 year growth

9%

2 year growth

9%
KC Reporter
Oct 14th, 2026
Children's Mercy named among top pediatric hospitals in U.S. News rankings.

Children's Mercy named among top pediatric hospitals in U.S. News rankings. Children's Mercy has earned national recognition as one of America's best children's hospitals according to U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings for ten specialties including diabetes care and nephrology. 2h ago Wednesday, Oct 14 By KC Reporter Children's Mercy has been recognized on Oct. 13 as one of the nation's top pediatric hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings, achieving Top 50 status in ten specialties. This year, four specialties at Children's Mercy were ranked among the top 25 nationwide: Diabetes and Endocrinology at number 14, Nephrology tied at number 14, Urology at number 17, and Gastroenterology/GI Surgery at number 22. Additional specialty rankings include Cardiology & Heart Surgery (26), Pulmonology/Respiratory Disorders (38), Cancer (39), Orthopedics (41), Neurology & Neurosurgery (45), and Behavioral Health within the Top 50. For the third consecutive year, Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health was named a Top 50 program. All mental health programs received equal recognition in this category. Alejandro Quiroga, MD, MBA, President and CEO of Children's Mercy, said, "This recognition reflects the dedication of our entire team and the trust families place in us every day. At Children's Mercy, we're here to make it all better for kids and families. This honor reflects what's possible when talented people come together with a shared purpose and a relentless commitment to excellence. I'm grateful to every physician, nurse, researcher and team member who brings that commitment to life every day." The annual rankings are intended to help families identify hospitals excelling in treating children with complex medical needs. U.S. News surveyed nearly 150 pediatric centers by collecting clinical and operational data along with reputational surveys from board-certified pediatric specialists regarding where they would send their sickest patients. The full list of hospital rankings and methodology can be found on the U.S. News website.

University of Missouri–St. Louis
Oct 2nd, 2026
DNP graduate Stacy Smith starting new position as pediatric nurse practitioner at Children's Mercy in Kansas City.

DNP graduate Stacy Smith starting new position as pediatric nurse practitioner at Children's Mercy in Kansas City. Smith's DNP project focused on decreasing wait times in the emergency department for pediatric sexual assault victims. Stacy Smith, who earned her DNP from the College of Nursing in August, received the Mary Reardon Castles Award for her project, which focused on decreasing wait times in the emergency department for pediatric sexual assault victims. (Photo courtesy of UMSL College of Nursing) When Stacy Smith first enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, she thought the degree - the highest level of academic preparation in nursing practice - would help her move up the career ladder as an educator. After over 20 years working as a pediatric nurse, Smith had recently transitioned to the classroom, working as an assistant professor of nursing at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas, from 2019 to 2024. But as Smith moved through the DNP program in UMSL's College of Nursing, it quickly became clear to her that she wanted to pursue a career as a nurse practitioner instead. As she started to focus on the pediatric acute care population, diving into disease processes and pharmacology and spending time at the bedside, she found herself wanting to take care of pediatric patients again - just in a different capacity. "It did surprise me a little bit because I loved teaching, but I also loved being at the bedside," Smith said. "I just had to weigh my pros and cons of what I wanted to pursue career-wise. What did I want to do for a longer period of time? I decided to go back to the bedside and pursued the nurse practitioner side of it." After recognizing that she wanted to return to bedside practice, Smith decided to pursue her DNP with a pediatric nurse practitioner emphasis. Over her four years in the program, a few pediatric professors left the college, but she said several other nursing faculty members stepped up and dove into the pediatric population as best they could. Assistant Teaching Professor Charity Galgani - who served as chair for Smith's DNP project - and Associate Teaching Professor Britt Phillips both supported Smith throughout the program, while Interim Director of Clinical Operations Jinnie Tkach, who has a background in pediatrics, provided guidance specific to the pediatric population. Smith leaned on her own background in pediatrics for her DNP project, which focused on decreasing wait times in the emergency department for pediatric sexual assault victims. Almost two years ago, Smith started working as a sexual assault nurse examiner and was struck by how long victims would sit in the waiting room - sometimes up to seven hours. Her quality-improvement project aimed to reduce emergency department wait times for those victims by transitioning from an on-call model, in which nurses were on call for shifts 24/7 and would get paged when patients came in, with an hour report time - to an on-site model with 24/7 in-house coverage. Across 90 patients over 12 weeks, average wait time decreased from 44 minutes to just 10 minutes, marking a 77% reduction in wait time following implementation of the on-site model. For those patients, Smith said, such a decrease in wait time can make a world of difference. "You're talking about a pediatric patient that has been sexually assaulted, which is very traumatizing, and then to have to sit in a waiting room full of crying babies, or upset parents, or anxiety-driven parents, just exacerbates the situation," Smith said. "Being able to get those patients back into a private space, being able to use trauma-informed care to take care of them in a quicker manner, hopefully alleviated some of that anxiety and trauma that they had already experienced." Smith was recognized for her work during the College of Nursing's Awards and Pinning Ceremony in August, when she received the Mary Reardon Castles Award for her project. The recognition was both surprising and rewarding. "I'm not really a QI researcher person, but I really threw myself into this project," Smith said. "Getting that award was surprising, but it was an honor that they recognized the hard work and were willing to recognize me in front of my peers and my family for the hard work that I had accomplished." On the heels of earning her DNP in August, Smith is embarking on a new chapter. This week, she starts a new position as a pediatric nurse practitioner on the pediatric hospital medicine team at Children's Mercy in Kansas City. After more than two decades working as a nurse, she's looking forward to taking care of patients in a higher capacity, and her DNP education has her feeling confident going into the new role. "I feel like the education really built on itself as the years went by so that when I got to my clinical experience, I felt comfortable," Smith said. "I still had a lot of things to learn - how to flip my brain from a nurse brain to a practitioner brain - but they set me up for success with that as the courses built on each other through the years. I feel confident going into my new role, and I just think that the program as a whole did a great job building my confidence and giving me the education that I needed to feel that confident."

KC Reporter
Aug 6th, 2026
Children's Mercy announces $1 billion expansion at Adele Hall campus in Kansas City.

Children's Mercy announces $1 billion expansion at Adele Hall campus in Kansas City. Kansas City's healthcare sector has experienced significant real estate activity in 2026, including a $1 billion expansion announcement from Children's Mercy, according to an Aug. 6 report. Children's Mercy plans to modernize its Adele Hall campus at 2401 Gillham Road with the largest capital investment in the hospital's history. The project will be funded by $1.02 billion from operating cash flow and cash, $500 million in debt, and $200 million from philanthropy. In June, Children's Mercy secured $409.1 million through bonds. The planned expansion will add two high-rise buildings to the campus. The first building is set to include fetal health clinic space; labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum units; operating rooms; and sterile processing facilities. The second building will feature a new campus entrance and accommodate neonatal, cardiac and pediatric intensive care units as well as medical surgery beds, surgery suites, imaging services, emergency department facilities, and parking. The project is expected to be completed by 2031, with HDR serving as the architect.

Ingrams
Jul 15th, 2026
Children's Mercy opens new $18M clinic in Wichita.

Children's Mercy opens new $18M clinic in Wichita. By Will Crow Children's Mercy has officially opened its doors for the new 18,000-square-foot multispecialty clinic in Wichita. Photo credit: Children's Mercy. Posted July 15, 2026 Children's Mercy has opened a new $18.3 million multispecialty outpatient clinic in Wichita, expanding its care capabilities in the area. Located at North Greenwich Road and East 29th Street N, the new 18,000-square-foot clinic features 30 exam rooms, an on-site lab and imaging room and 16 providers across 11 specialties. The clinic is expected to deliver more than 16,000 visits annually, according to a release. The clinic offically opened on July 14, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the facility. Children's Mercy first unveiled plans for its expansion project in Wichita in March, 2025. "Opening this new clinic is more than a milestone - it is a reflection of our belief that every child deserves access to exceptional care, and every family deserves the support to help their child thrive," Dr. Amy Fallon, President of Regional Operations, said in the release. The Wichita location features a range of full-time and rotating specialty services. Currently, the location offers cardiology and endocrinology as full-time specialties. Starting on July 20, the clinic will offer Rheumatology, with Psychology to begin sometime in September, according to the Children's Mercy website. Rotating specialties offered at the Wichita location include allergy, hepatology, neurosurgery, nephrology and urology. Additionally, the clinic offers telemedicine appointments for follow-up care or select visits.

Downtown KC
Jul 6th, 2026
Downtown Kansas City's momentum continues to build.

Downtown Kansas City's momentum continues to build. By Tommy Wilson, Director of Business Recruitment & Research at Downtown Council of Kansas City For decades, Kansas City leaders, residents, businesses, and community organizations have shared a vision of a more vibrant, connected, and dynamic downtown. Today, that vision is not only taking shape - it is accelerating. Over the last twenty years, Downtown Kansas City has undergone a remarkable transformation. Historic buildings have been restored, new residential development has brought thousands of residents to the urban core, the KC Streetcar has reshaped mobility, and districts such as the Crossroads, River Market, 18th & Vine, and Power & Light have become destinations in their own right. The result is a downtown that continues to attract investment, talent, visitors, and new opportunities. What makes this moment particularly exciting is that the momentum is not slowing down. Instead, a new generation of transformative projects is emerging across multiple districts, reinforcing downtown's role as the economic, cultural, and civic heart of the region. A new era of investment. Perhaps the most visible example of downtown's momentum is the recently announced Royals ballpark district. The project would bring Major League Baseball back Downtown as part of a broader mixed-use development surrounding a new stadium in Crown Center. Beyond baseball itself, the project represents a significant investment in housing, retail, hospitality, public spaces, and year-round activity that can strengthen connections between downtown neighborhoods and create new opportunities for businesses and residents alike. Across the street from the stadium's future location, Children's Mercy has announced plans for a new acute care tower on Hospital Hill - its largest capital investment in the organization's history. The project will expand pediatric capacity, enhance specialized care, and reinforce Hospital Hill's position as one of the region's most important healthcare and research districts. Meanwhile, Kansas City's historic 18th & Vine District is preparing for a transformational chapter of its own. Plans are advancing for a major expansion of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum campus, including the development of the Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center and a new boutique hotel. Together, these investments will help strengthen one of Kansas City's most important cultural destinations while honoring a story that belongs not only to Kansas City but to the nation. Growth across every district. The momentum extends far beyond a single project or neighborhood. Along the Missouri River, Current Landing is taking shape as a new waterfront mixed-use district surrounding CPKC Stadium. Anchored by public gathering spaces, riverfront amenities, dining, retail, and future residential development, the project is helping transform Kansas City's riverfront into one of the city's most exciting destinations. In the West Bottoms, SomeraRoad is leading a large-scale redevelopment effort that combines adaptive reuse, new housing, hospitality, office, retail, and public infrastructure improvements. The vision preserves the district's historic character while creating a more walkable, active neighborhood that can attract residents, employers, and visitors alike. And at the center of downtown, Luminary Park promises to reconnect neighborhoods that were divided by highway construction decades ago. By creating a deck park over Interstate 670, the project will physically and symbolically bridge Downtown and the Crossroads while adding significant public green space to the urban core. Why this moment matters. While each of these projects serves a different purpose, together they tell a larger story. They represent confidence in Downtown Kansas City. They reflect a belief that people increasingly want connected, walkable, mixed-use environments where they can live, work, gather, and experience culture. They build upon decades of investment that have already transformed downtown into one of the Midwest's most vibrant urban centers. Perhaps most importantly, these projects are not occurring in isolation. They complement one another. A stronger riverfront supports a stronger downtown. A thriving Hospital Hill strengthens the regional economy. New cultural investments at 18th & Vine enhance Kansas City's identity. Expanded public spaces, transit connections, and mixed-use districts create a more cohesive urban experience. The result is a downtown that is becoming more connected, more resilient, and more competitive. Looking ahead. No single project will define Downtown Kansas City's future. Instead, it is the cumulative effect of hundreds of investments - large and small - that continues to move the city forward. From the riverfront to Hospital Hill, from the West Bottoms to 18th & Vine, and from Crown Center to the Crossroads, Kansas City is experiencing a level of urban investment that would have been difficult to imagine a generation ago. The momentum is real. The opportunities are significant. And the next chapter of Downtown Kansas City is already being written.