Patient Transport/CT Technologist Assistant

Northside Hospital; Lawrenceville (GA); Sur place; USD 22 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Northside Hospital is seeking an Imaging Support Associate to assist Imaging Technologists and Radiation Therapists with procedures and patient care. The role involves preparing exam areas, transporting patients, and supporting imaging services across all ages.

You will assist with room turnover, supplies, and image handling while maintaining safety and privacy standards in a busy hospital environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or post-secondary education.
• At least 1 year of work experience.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).

Responsabilités

• Greet, transport and prepare patients for exams.
• Assist imaging exams and set up rooms.
• Assist with image management and handling CDs.
• Maintain room cleanliness and restock supplies.
• Ensure patient safety and report issues as needed.

Connaissances

Basic Life Support

Patient care

Communication with team

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Post-secondary education

1 year work experience

Description du poste

Assists Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapist with procedures.

Assists in delivery of imaging services to patients of all ages. Provides support to Nursing, and administrative staff.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greets and transports patients to examining area and prepares patients for exams.
• Gathers all forms, questionnaires, and orders.
• Assists with imaging exams and procedures to include setting up rooms and immobilizing patients.
• Assists with image management (i.e., preparing images for interpretation and separating copies.)
• Communicate with patients, referring physicians, radiologists, technologists and others to obtain/provide information regarding patient medical history, patient care procedures and appropriate care and/or discharge instructions.
• Assures patient safety, privacy, and comfort and reports problems as needed.
• Maintains room cleanliness (exam rooms, dressing rooms, bathrooms).
• Restock rooms with linens and supplies.
• Responsible for cutting blocks necessary for radiation treatments.
• Assists the Imaging technologist and radiation therapists with getting patients back and gowned for CT simulations and treatments.
• Assists with examination room turnover, cleanliness and supplies.
• Assists the Imaging staff with pulling of charts for upcoming appointments and assists the staff by collecting any radiology scans on CD from local departments or hospitals.
• Keeps department halls free from deliveries, wheelchairs, and stretchers to allow for easy passage and to promote safety per TJC.
• Ensures wheelchairs and stretchers are fee of oxygen tanks.
• Assists with retrieving any instruments needed for procedures. Cleans and prepares instruments for High Level Disinfection (HLD).
• Ensures that oxygen tanks in the department are full and ready for use.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury-accident to Manager.

REQUIRED

• High school diploma or equivalent education (GED) or post-secondary education or (1) one year work experience.
• Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support.

PREFERRED

• Experience in clinical patient care, preferably in a Radiology or other hospital/medical office environment.