Imaging Assistant

Great Plains Health; North Platte (NE); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE seeks an Imaging Assistant to support the Diagnostic Imaging team. You will transport patients to exams, help keep the work area clean, and assist the technologists as needed in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma and BLS certification, are comfortable working around medical equipment, and can meet physical demands including lifting and standing for long periods.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely to examinations in the Diagnostic Imaging Department.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and assist technologists as needed.
• Safely handle equipment such as carts, wheelchairs, and oxygen tanks.
• Report equipment in need of repair to the Director of Diagnostic Imaging.

Skills

BLS certification

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Job Title:

Imaging Assistant

Cost Center:

Diagnostic Imaging CT Scan

Job Description:

The Imaging Assistant position is responsible for transporting patients, maintaining a clean work area and assisting the technologist as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent required.
• BLS certification required.

Work Environment

• Works in clinical areas and throughout the medical center.
• Exposure to blood and body fluids, isolation patients, radiation, dangerous chemicals, hazardous fumes, medical gases, varying temperatures and dimly lit areas.

Physical Demands

• Stand and or walk constant.
• Sit occasionally.
• 50 pounds and carry 100 feet frequently.
• Push and/or pull 50 pounds frequently.
• Climb 1 step occasionally.
• Bend, crouch and stoop frequently.
• Reach floor-shoulder frequently.
• Visual acuity, manual dexterity and eye hand coordination within normal limits occasionally.

Essential Functions

• Primary responsibility is to safely and efficiently transport patients needing examinations done in the Diagnostic Imaging Department. Should be knowledgeable in the safe transporting of trauma, critical or isolation patients.
• Demonstrates proper use of medical equipment used in the transporting of patients. This includes but is not limited to carts, wheelchairs, smooth movers, and oxygen tanks.
• Maintains the supply of oxygen tanks in the department.
• Keeps all medical equipment used in the transporting of equipment clean and sanitary.
• Reports any equipment in need of repair to the Director of Diagnostic Imaging.
• Assists the technologists as needed.

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