Interventional Radiology Care Assistant

MedStar Health; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join City of Hope as an Interventional Radiology Care Assistant within the Ultrasound Department. You'll coordinate patient care for interventional procedures, ensuring all documentation and appointments are managed effectively. This role is crucial for delivering compassionate care within a state-of-the-art facility, opening in 2025.

Qualifications

• Two years work experience in a medical environment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interventional radiological cases and outpatient procedures.
• Ensure proper scheduling and documentation of appointments.
• Communicate necessary information to patients in a timely manner.

Skills

Patient Care

Coordination

Communication

Education

High school degree or equivalent

Job description

Interventional Radiology Care Assistant - Ultrasound (Per Diem/Variable Shifts, including Evenings & Weekends)

Join the transformative team at City of Hope , where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

A cornerstone of City of Hope's plans to increase capacity to deliver care, the new Duarte Outpatient Center, Hope Plaza, is scheduled to open in February 2025. At eight stories and over 350,000 square feet, the facility will become the largest ambulatory care building on campus. The center will house state-of-the-art equipment, specialty clinics, new radiation oncology vaults, defined units to facilitate patient navigation, laboratory services and dedicated clinical trial infusion and monitoring. Enclosed walkways and bridges between buildings will offer safer and more comfortable space for travel, especially for those who are immunocompromised.

Join City of Hope - Duarte Team as an Interventional Radiology Care Assistant within our Ultrasound Department , where you'll shine in the spotlight of healthcare excellence! As an IR Care Assistant, you will be r esponsible for the accurate care coordination of inpatient and outpatient interventional radiological procedures and related outpatient pre- and post-procedural appointments.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Be directly responsible for coordinating interventional radiological cases and outpatient procedures for the department radiology and all of the associated divisions
• Coordinate interventional radiological procedures with IR staff and patient to ensure patients are properly scheduled for all procedures and clinic appointments
• Schedule pre-op appointments; ensures all documentation is complete and the correct information is communicated and distributed to the patients in a timely manner

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

• High school degree or equivalent. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements. LVN or similar patient care experience preferred.
• Two years work experience in a medical environment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (American Heart Association)

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location. City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.