MRI CT Tech Assistant (Limited Casual)

UPMC; New Castle (PA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

UPMC Jameson is seeking a Limited Casual MRI/CT Tech Assistant to support our CT department. This flexible role requires a minimum commitment of 16 hours per month, offering an opportunity to gain experience in medical imaging while maintaining schedule flexibility.

Responsibilities include assisting patients, handling scheduling inquiries, and supporting the technologists with screening, IV access, contrast preparation, and imaging room setup. Prior healthcare exposure and CPR/BLS are preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of healthcare experience.
• Medical terminology knowledge.
• CPR/BLS required per AHA standards.
• Act 31/33/34/73 FBI clearance or renewal as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Meets patients as they arrive to the department and assists with paperwork and documentation.
• Answers phone calls regarding scheduling and patient history.
• Escorts patients to dressing areas and assists as needed.
• Conducts MRI screening per procedures and provides forms for technologist review.
• Assists with lifting/transferring patients to exam tables.
• Establishes IV access as needed for contrast administration.
• Assists in preparing oral contrast and provides patient instructions as directed.
• Properly pads, positions, and aligns patient and MRI coil or CT table for imaging.
• Performs telemetry monitoring during exams if applicable and provides patient care support.
• Provides discharge instructions as directed by the technologist.
• Reports equipment malfunctions to technologist and supervisor.
• Assists in daily/weekly QC tests per guidelines.
• Transports patients when required and cleans/prepares exam room.

Skills

Patient interaction

Documentation

Scheduling

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Looking for a flexible opportunity in medical imaging? UPMC Jameson is hiring a Limited Casual MRI/CT Tech Assistant to support our CT department. This role offers a minimal commitment of 16 hours of availability per month, making it a great opportunity to gain experience while maintaining flexibility.

Responsibilities:

• Meets patients as they arrive to department. Assists with paperwork preparation and documentation.

• Answers phone calls regarding scheduling, questions and patient history.

• Escorts patients to dressing areas and assists the patient as needed.

• Conducts MRI screening according to established procedures to ensure safe scanning and entrance into the MRI scan room and provides completed screening form to technologist for review.

• Assists with lifting and transferring patients to and from exam tables as needed.

• Establishes IV access (e.g. for contrast administration) according to established procedures.

• Assists technologist in the preparation of oral contrast for patients and provides patient instructions as needed under the direction of the technologist in alignment with existing department guidelines.

• Properly pads, positions, centers and aligns the patient and MRI coil or CT table for proper imaging of the body part according to established protocols under the technologist's direction.

• Performs telemetry monitoring during exam as necessary if applicable to the business unit, provides patient care support as needed.

• Provides discharge instructions as directed by the technologist.

• Reports any equipment malfunctions to technologist and supervisor.

• Assists in the performance of QC functions including all daily and weekly QC testing according to departmental guidelines.

• Transport patients to and from the unit when required.

• Clean and prepare exam room following established procedures.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• At least one-year of previous healthcare experience.

• Medical terminology and recent medical/imaging office experience preferred. IV insertion experience preferred. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• 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