Hospital Assistant II - Radiology

UCLA Health; Calabasas (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Calabasas, CA is seeking a Hospital Assistant II to support imaging teams in outpatient centers. You will help technologists with patient prep, MRI safety screening, room setup, and safe transport, ensuring smooth workflow and patient comfort.

You will also assist with worklist management using RIS/HIS and verify image data archival via PACS, while maintaining a clean, safe, well-stocked environment and adherence to safety protocols.

Qualifications

• BLS certification from Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately.
• Capable of performing daily tasks independently within a team.
• Demonstrates independent decision making.
• Encourages team ownership of projects.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with staff at all levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with diverse groups.
• Clear English communication with appropriate vocabulary.
• Ability to read standard English documents and manuals.
• Responsive to needs of referring services, physicians and patients.
• Courteous, compassionate, and professional in all situations.
• Performs under stress with frequent interruptions.
• Responds appropriately to emergencies.
• Understands EMTALA requirements.
• Identifies contraindications for radiology exams.
• Flexible working hours with notice.
• Maintains consistent professional appearance.
• Basic typing skills for RIS/HIS data entry.

Responsibilities

• Assist radiology technologists in outpatient imaging centers with patient preparation, MRI safety screening, room setup, patient transport, and workflow.
• Manage worklists and verify image data archival via RIS/HIS and PACS.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and stocked work environment and adhere to safety protocols.

Skills

BLS certified

Follow instructions accurately

Independent task execution

Independent decision making

Team ownership

Prioritization & multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Cooperative relationships

Interpersonal communication

Clear English communication

Reading English documents

Responsive to referrals

Courteous and professional

Working under stress

Emergency response

EMTALA awareness

Identify exam contraindications

Flexible with hours

Professional appearance

Basic data entry typing

Adherence to safety policies

Job description

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Work Location: Calabasas, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Posted Date

09/15/2026

Salary Range: $26.79 - 35.36 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

indefinite

Job #

33890

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The primary responsibility of the Hospital Assistant II is to assist technologists in the outpatient imaging centers. You will assist the technologist with patient preparation duties including but not limited to: MRI safety screening, room preparation, education and patient set up, moving patients on and off the examination tables, work-flow, stocking, obtaining supplies, and ensuring the safe and timely transport of patients. The Hospital Assistant will also assist with worklist workflow management, utilizing the Radiology Information System and the Hospital Information System (HIS) in the verification of image data archival via PACS while maintaining a clean, safe and well-stocked work environment.

Salary Range: $26.79 - $35.36/Hourly

Job Qualifications

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Job requirements:

1. BLS from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.

2. Ability to accept and carry out oral and written instructions accurately.

3. Skill in performing all daily tasks independently, while working as part of a team, within a demanding environment.

4. Skill in employing independent decision making while performing various job functions.

5. Ability to promote team ownership of a project and avoid personal control.

6. Ability to prioritize work, handling multiple tasks to completion, within time allotted. Ability to meet deadlines.

7. Ability to show attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness.

8. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of staff.

9. Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and diplomatically with patients, visitors, hospital staff, physicians, scientists and other outside departments both in person and over the telephone.

10. Communication skills both verbal and written with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds in order to obtain necessary information accurately.

11. Skill in speaking clearly and distinctly in English, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar. Skill in providing a language interpreter if appropriate

12. Skill in reading documents written in standard English, including (but not limited to) requisitions, medical documents, policy and procedure manuals, technical procedure manuals, operator manuals, equipment manuals and other written instructions

13. Ability to respond efficiently to expressed needs of referring services, physicians and patients

14. Ability to be courteous, compassionate and professional in any given situation, particularly with patients or visitors who are anxious and agitated

15. Excellent skill in performing under stress of frequent interruptions and /or distractions.

16. Ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations.

17. Understands the requirement of EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act).

18. Ability to identify and recognize contraindications for exams (Radiology Only)

19. Ability to be flexible with working hours given adequate notice.

20. Demonstrates consistent professional appearance.

21. Basic typing skills to input various data into RIS and Hospital information systems.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.