Radiology Assistant

Advocate Health; Lexington (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Lexington, NC is seeking a patient care assistant to support radiology workflows. You will assist patients before exams, prepare exam rooms, transport patients, and escort families as needed.

You will greet patients, respond to routine requests, schedule appointments, and coordinate with radiologists and technologists. This entry‑level role emphasizes safety, documentation, and gentle patient care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• GED/HSED or high school diploma required.
• No prior experience required.
• BLS certification required upon hire.
• Competent in IV insertion and venipuncture.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Proficient with basic computer applications and email.

Responsibilities

• Assist patient in preparation for exam and provide basic instruction on routine procedures.
• Transport patients between exam rooms/departments and escort patients, families, and visitors as needed.
• Use radiology systems to generate requisitions, check schedules, and obtain patient information.
• Organize and prepare exam rooms and work areas, including cleaning and stocking supplies.
• Greet patients and visitors, respond to routine requests, and schedule appointments.
• Act as liaison between ordering physician, radiologist, and technologist.
• Provide radiology reports/images upon request and manage records and film jackets.
• Document information and communicate observations to physicians and care teams.
• Perform routine maintenance and quality checks on imaging equipment as needed.
• Assist with screening and documentation of MRI implants as required.
• Demonstrate age-appropriate care based on clinical policies and patient age-specific needs.

Skills

IV insertion

Venipuncture

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Computer skills

Teamwork

Education

GED/HSED or High School Diploma

Job description

Major Responsibilities:

• Assistspatient in preparation for exam,provides basic instruction to patientsregardingroutine procedures, transports patientsbetween exam rooms/departments and escorts patients, families, and visitors if department needsrequire.

• Usesradiology computer systems to generate requisitions, check schedules, and obtain pertinent patient informationas needed.

• Organizesand prepares exam rooms and work areas, including cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, andmaintainingequipment, based on departmentneed.

• Greets patients and visitors and responds to routine requests for information,reportsor film loans. Promptlyanswers telephone,screenscalls, schedules patient appointments, and takes messages, if department needsrequire.

• Acts as a liaison between ordering physician, radiologist, and technologist.

• Provides radiology reports and/or radiographic images to staff, physicians,patientsand/or family upon request. Files, retrieves, and releases health information records and films. Compiles film jackets/discs and completes required forms/documentation.

• Documents requested information and promptlycommunicatesobservations, concerns, and needs of the patient with physicians and other members of the health care team.

• Completes routine maintenance and quality monitoring of imaging equipment using appropriatetechniquewhen cleaning,sterilizingand caring for instruments and otherequipment, based on departmentneed.

• Assistswith the screening and documentation of MRI implants based on departmentneed.

• Must be able todemonstrateknowledge and skills necessary to provide careappropriate tothe age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)requiredupon hire unless department leader has determined it is notrequired.

Education Required:

Certificate of General Educational Development (GED)orHigh School Equivalency Diploma (HSED), orHigh School Graduate.

Experience Required:

No experience required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Competent in IV insertion and venipuncture, based on departmentneed.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of patients,staffand physicians.
• Excellent customer service and organizational skills.
• Intermediate computer skills including experience in using computer applications/systems and electronic mail.
• Must be able to follow directions and work well both independently and with technologists, physicians, and patients.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.