Medical Imaging Assistant (Per Diem)

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan matching

Medical insurance premiums as low as $

Pre-tax and Roth retirement savings

Free parking and Orca transit passes

Job summary

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics in Bellevue, WA seeks a Medical Imaging Assistant to support modality technologists, coordinate patient flow, greet and escort patients, and transport between floors while ensuring safety.

Requires high school diploma and BLS; must complete HIV/AIDS training within the first month. Prior patient transport experience is preferred; benefits are provided with a values-based environment.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Healthcare provider BLS card required prior to start date.
• Evidence of HIV/AIDS training or must complete within first month of employment.
• Previous patient transport, patient aide and film library experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist modality technologist staff under supervision.
• Prioritize and coordinate patient flow between departments.
• Greet and escort ambulatory patients, transport patients via wheelchair, stretcher, or bed.
• Transport decedents to morgue and follow morgue workflow.
• Assist with transferring patients on and off imaging tables and perform minor housekeeping duties as required.

Skills

Medical terminology

Patient transport experience

Safety awareness

Tools

Hospital computer systems

Job description

Welcome to a medical center where you're the center of attention.
Pay Range
Hourly
$24.49 - $36.74
The Medical Imaging Assistant assists the modality technologist staff in their area of assignment, under the direct supervision of modality imaging technologists and within the Medical Imaging Assistant scope of practice. The Medical Imaging Assistant (MIA) takes assignments, prioritizes and coordinates patient flow between departments, greets patients, escorts ambulatory patients, and transports patients between patient floors and Medical Imaging via wheelchair, stretcher, or bed, depending on patient condition or need of the department. The MIA is also responsible for transporting decedents to the morgue and following the morgue workflow. The Medical Imaging Assistant utilizes all tools, knowledge, and skill to ensure safety of the patient, other staff involved, and themselves at all times. The MIA also assists the technologist in transferring patient on and off of imaging tables and completes minor housekeeping duties as required.
Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Healthcare provider BLS card is required prior to start date.
• Evidence of completion of an approved 7 hour HIV/Aids Training course, or must complete the 7 hour course within the first month of employment
• Previous patient transport, patient aide and film library experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of hospital computer systems.

Why join Overlake?
We're proud to offer benefits that support you in every stage of your career and life. But it's our inspirational culture that has made us one of America's Top 150 places to work in healthcare for several years in a row.

• Local, visible leaders who care about you.
• A values-based work environment.
• Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month.
• Many Overlake services covered at 100%.
• Tuition reimbursement up to Ten thousand dollars per year.
• Generous retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years with immediate vesting.
• Pre-tax and Roth after tax retirement savings plans.
• An expanded Employee Assistance Program.
• A caregiver support program to help with everything from childcare to eldercare.
• Free parking and Orca transit passes.

If this sounds like an environment where you'll thrive, we'd love to hear from you.