Imaging Tech Assistant

Responsibilities/Job Description:

Here at Fairview, we are now seeking an Imaging Tech Assistant to join our Interventional Radiology team at our Fairview East Bank University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN! This is a .2 FTE (16 hours per 2 weeks) position that will work on the day shift.

 

The Imaging Tech Assistant supports the Imaging Department. This includes, but is not limited to scheduling, retrieval, scan, and import/burn CD. Assist patients in preparation for their imaging exams. Assists Technologist in day-to-day functions. Ensure patient exams have clear signed orders prior to scheduling. Works closely with other departments (Emergency Department, Med Surg/ICU, OB, Clinics, etc.) with miscellaneous tasks and services to provide best practices and top service to our internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Patient care
• Assists the technologist in the preparation of patient for radiology procedures as needed.
• Ensures patient safety and emergency preparedness.
• Documents patient information
• Assists Technologist in the Imaging modalities area as needed with scheduling, checking in and patient care needs.
• Pre-Schedules patients in the Imaging modalities area.
• Provides support in confirmation of patient demographics and insurance verification processes.
• Imaging archival duties
• Imports outside imaging to electronic medical record
• Burns CDs for Providers and patients as needed.
• Retrieves/ films from film library.
• Scans hard-copy paper documents to the patient’s medical record as needed.
• Performs outbound calls from the Imaging work queue, to assist in scheduling pending exams
• Practices proper identification of all patient information
• Rooms and supplies
• Assists in the cleaning, maintenance, stocking and preparation of rooms ensures that supplies are ordered and maintained
• Adheres to radiology polices and infection control standards
• Radiology Information System
• Navigates PACS, EMR and Radiant with ease.
• Schedules/Checks in/arrives patients for their imaging appointments
• Utilizes Imaging Work Queue
• Burning / Importing of CD’s
• Scans documents into the EMR
• Sends and retrieves information throughout the hospital.
• Assists with daily application and system needs as necessary
• Acts as a patient care representative
• Greets and prepares patients for imaging exams
• Aids patients with completing pre-contrast CT and pre-MRI Safety questionnaires.
• Assists in positioning patients for Radiological Examinations, excluding holding during imaging acquisition
• Transports imaging patients occasionally as needed for efficiency purposes
• Prepares contrast for examinations.

Required Qualifications

• Relevant experience in one or more of the following: radiology, nursing assistant, student clinical rotations

Preferred Qualifications

• Level II MRI trained (if working in MRI) Medical terminology.

 

Qualifications:

$20.83- $29.40 Hourly