Ambulatory Tech-Imaging @ East River Road

University of Rochester•Town of Brighton, NY

1d•$19 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction from Nursing Leadership, the Ambulatory Tech-Imaging assists providers during examinations and performs clinical, technical, procedural, and information-system tasks supporting patient care in outpatient clinics. The role helps ensure patient comfort, care, and safety. The schedule is Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., for 20 scheduled hours per week at 200 E River Rd, Rochester, New York.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
One year of experience in a customer-focused or service setting.
Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Preferred knowledge of medical terminology and procedures.
Preferred computer experience.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree.
Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures.
Computer experience.

Responsibilities

Apply clinical knowledge while assisting providers during exams, anticipate provider needs, and adapt to patient complexity.
Connect patients to diagnostic and medical equipment, including dynamap, pulse oximeter, EKG, cardiac monitor, and pneumatic tourniquet.
Explain exam steps, systems, and status to patients; provide comfort and care; ensure supplies and equipment are ready; and give patients provider-prepared discharge instructions.
Ensure exam rooms have the correct types and quantities of supplies and accommodate individual provider preferences.
Support efficient room utilization and minimize patient wait time.
Escort patients from the waiting area to exam areas, obtain vital signs, perform ordered diagnostic testing and specimen collection, and accurately label, log, and process specimens according to protocol and laboratory policies.
Enter patient data, condition, and care provided into the electronic medical record; perform assigned administrative duties, which may include scheduling and registration.
Maintain clinical equipment and medical supply levels, including reordering, stocking, cleaning, inventorying, rotating stock, monitoring expiration dates, requisitioning supplies, reconciling deliveries, tracking utilization, and addressing back orders with purchasing.
Recommend opportunities to reduce equipment and supply costs.
Apply standard infection prevention practices, monitor for breaches, and suggest or initiate corrective action.
With RN oversight, precept new employees and provide an overview of area requirements while ensuring competence in area practices.
May assist providers as a surgical procedure assistant by preparing rooms and instruments, giving patients basic procedure instructions, anticipating provider needs, obtaining additional instruments, preparing specimens, dressing wounds, checking and calibrating equipment, setting up sterile fields, sterilizing instruments, verifying specimen labels and logs, and reviewing provider-prepared discharge instructions.
Perform other duties as assigned.