Radiology Tech Aide Weekends

St. Luke’s Health Network, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium weekend rate

Benefits included

Job summary

St. Luke's Health Network in Allentown, PA is seeking a Technical Aide to support radiology technologists. You will assist with patient transport, preparation, data entry and clerical tasks, ensuring smooth operations.

Strong communication, computer skills, CPR certification and hospital experience preferred. Weekend shifts with premium pay and benefits are included.

High school diploma and ability to lift up to 40 pounds required.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication required.
• Minimum 1-year hospital experience preferred.
• Current CPR certification required.
• General computer skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and follow AIDET guidelines in interactions.
• Review daily schedule and escort patients to modality.
• Coordinate with outside facilities for films and reports.
• Assist technologists and staff in preparing patients.
• Maintain downtime procedures for accurate information.
• Perform clerical tasks such as copying, faxing, and data entry.
• Assist with supply management per department budget.
• Maintain proficiency with RIS/HIS/MRS modules.
• Maintain telephone etiquette and accuracy of messages.
• Operate Patient Transport system competently.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Medical terminology

Data entry

CPR

Team player

Telephone etiquette

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

RIS/HIS/MRS

Job description

About St. Luke's

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Job Overview

The Technical Aide will be responsible for providing support for the technologists. The aide will assist in transport, paperwork, calling for outside films or test results and data entry. Provide assistance in preparing the patient for the exam specific to each modality. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. This position also requires the use and understanding of a PC.

Schedule

Saturday and Sunday 11 AM-11 PM, premium weekend Rate including benefits.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Excels in effective and positive communications. Uses skills to bolster the organization/ department image.
• Reviews the daily schedule for each modality. Greet the patient in the registration area at their scheduled appointment time. Follows AIDET guidelines in all patient interactions. Notification of the patient's arrival is immediately communicated to the technologist. Patient is informed if there will be a delay in their exam start.
• Contacts other facilities for outside films and reports.
• Provide escort for the patient to the correct modality. Assists the technologists, nursing staff or Radiologist in preparing the patient for their exam.
• Accurately adheres to downtime procedures to assure appropriate information is available, resulting in excellent continuity of care for patients.
• Completes clerical functions including copying and faxing. Makes effective use of telephone, fax and electronic mail systems.
• Supply management duties are performed in accordance with the department budget and predetermined par levels. This would include inventory control, reorder, and stocking of the patient care areas.
• Demonstrates competency in the knowledge of the RIS/HIS/MRS (if applicable) modules appropriate to their job responsibilities.
• Demonstrates proper telephone techniques and etiquette in accordance with the department and hospital guidelines as it relates to answering phones, directing calls, and taking complete and accurate messages.
• Maintain competence in the use of the Patient Transport system.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to stand or walk for up to 7 hours per day in 60-minute increments.
• Sitting for up to 1 hour per day in 15-minute increments.
• Must be able to walk on level surfaces or carpeted surfaces for up to 10 minutes consecutively.
• Must have the ability to lift/move objects up to 40 pounds, push/pull patients weighing up to 400 pounds.
• Must have the ability to occasionally stoop/bend, crouch, kneel and reach above shoulder level.
• Must have the ability to hear as it relates to normal conversation and the ability to hear call bells.
• Must be capable of seeing as it relates to general vision, depth perception and peripheral vision.
• Manual dexterity in order to type on a keyboard for up to 5 minutes at a time.
• Frequent use of hands/fingers for data entry and charting information.

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent.

Training and Experience

• General computer skills are necessary, medical terminology preferred.
• Minimum 1-year hospital experience preferred.
• Excellent customer relation and communication skills necessary.
• Current CPR certification required.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.