MRI Technologist Assistant

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift
Day (United States of America)

Job Summary

- Functions under the direction of the department supervisors or Manager.
- Providing safe, age appropriate care to the patients in accordance with Policy and Procedures.
- Maintains good working relationships with managers, staff, physicians and their staff.
- Assist technologists and/or nurses with patient throughput, transporting patients, performs patient advocate functions, and assists with supply and room stocking activities.
- May perform Front Office tasks, registration, scheduling, answering phones, and insurance eligibility checks.

Schedule & Incentives

- This role can offer a competitive relocation assistance package for eligible candidates
- A  Part-Time position Monday - Friday 3:00pm - 7:00pm schedule
- Benefits program that includes PTO, mental health support, wellness rooms, concierge services and more
- Access to Wellstar’s CareerCare program for fully funded education and guided career progression

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Transportation of patients; Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs

- Meets service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed
- Utilizes the EMR transport module and timely enters applicable information.
- Transports patients, along with necessary items (IV poles, O2 tanks, etc.).
- Informs technologists of potential patient safety issues; fall risk precautions, infection control precautions and standard precautions.
- Maintains standard precautions in all patient interactions
- Assists in getting patients on and off the stretchers or beds as required
- Assists with observation of patients while in the department
- Performs patient advocate role for patients while in the department
- Introduces self to patient and/or family upon entering room
- Identifies patient using 2 identifiers
- Explains where patient is going when transporting between departments
- Performs appropriate hand-offs per protocol
- Ensures confidentiality of patient information to remain compliant with HIPPA guidelines
- Can verbalize their role in response to WellStar Emergency Plans

Provides for room turnover activities to facilitate patient throughput

- Helps maintain exam rooms with supplies and linens
- Inventories paper forms and orders as needed
- Follows procedure for transporting and disposing of dirty equipment.
- Assists with other duties as assigned
- Stocks rooms and rotates stock to avoid expiration of supplies

Cleaning and maintenance

- Cleans or dusts equipment, utilizing appropriate disinfecting agent
- Ensures that supply room and dirty utility rooms are appropriately maintained
- Ensures logs are properly filled out and completed daily
- Answers telephone with appropriate scripting
- Completes required paperwork per policy
- Maintains cleanliness of all equipment and work area
- Changes linens on beds for all patients while in the procedure room

Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs

- Knows the existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable
- Assists Therapists, Front Office, nursing and other staff in any other way required as appropriate
- Meets service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

Required Minimum Education

- High School Diploma General or GED General

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

- All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated
- BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor

Additional License(s) and Certification(s)

- Must obtain medical terminology training within twelve (12) months within 180 Days Preferred

Required Minimum Experience

- Less than 1 year Clinical experience in a healthcare setting
- Medical Imaging experience preferred

Required Minimum Skills

- Demonstrates good communication skill and handwriting
- must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language
- display a positive attitude

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