Imaging Services Tech Assistant - Evenings

UPMC; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA, seeks an Imaging Services Tech Assistant to join our imaging team. This full-time role offers primarily evening hours with every other weekend rotation, providing hands-on experience in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

You will work alongside imaging professionals, gain exposure to various imaging modalities, and contribute to delivering high-quality patient care under supervision of a registered technologist.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Clerical and computer experience required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from unit as needed.
• Assist with IV catheter placement and follow GFR guidelines.
• Assist with MRI safety and blood draw/specimen transport as needed.
• Schedule exams in RIS; reschedule as needed and contact patients for additional scanning.
• Support technologist with patient care and workflow as instructed.
• Verify patient identity using two identifiers; provide pre/post education.
• Document history in electronic record and review physician orders.

Skills

Communication skills

Clerical experience

Computer experience

Team player

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Imaging Services Tech Assistant

UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA

Full-Time | Primarily Evening Hours

Are you interested in starting a career in diagnostic imaging and becoming part of a team that makes a difference in patients' lives every day? UPMC Hamot is seeking a motivated, compassionate, and detail-oriented Imaging Services Tech Assistant to join our growing Imaging team.

This full-time opportunity offers a schedule of primarily evening hours, with every other weekend rotation. You'll work alongside experienced imaging professionals while gaining valuable hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced healthcare environment.

Why Join UPMC Hamot Imaging?

• Be part of the region's only Level II Trauma Center.

• Gain exposure to a variety of imaging modalities and procedures.

• Work alongside highly skilled technologists, radiologists, nurses, and physicians.

• Build valuable healthcare experience with opportunities for career growth within UPMC.

• Help deliver outstanding care and an exceptional patient experience.

Build Your Future at UPMC Hamot

Whether you're exploring a future career in radiology, imaging, or healthcare, this role offers an excellent opportunity to gain valuable clinical experience while working with one of the region's leading healthcare organizations.

Purpose:

Provide for the performance of a variety of technical procedures utilizing independent judgment and a basic understanding of technology, anatomy, and physiology. Provide quality patient care in a timely, cost effective manner to aid in medical diagnosis under the supervision of a registered technologist.

Responsibilities:

• Transports patient to and from unit when required.

• Demonstrate proper placement of IV catheter. Demonstrates knowledge of and appropriately follows guidelines for GFR criteria.

• Assists with invasive procedure tray set‑up and couriers specimens to lab as needed.

• Practices established MRI safety and radiation safety protocols.

• Accurately schedules exams into RIS as needed. Reschedules exams as needed and contacts patients for additional scanning.

• Assists technologist with patient care/flow as instructed. Knowledgeable of procedural processes.

• Verifies patient identify by utilizing at least two patient identifiers. Effectively prepares patient for exam providing both pre and post procedure education. Documents proper history into electronic record. Reviews physician orders and contacts office if additional information is required.

Completion of High school diploma or equivalent. Requires Clerical and computer experience. Requires Communication and interpersonal skills.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

Act 31 Mandated Reporter within 90 days of hire/transfer

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran