Imaging Assistant - Per diem

Torrance Memorial Medical Center•Torrance, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs patient preparations and screening processes, as well as transporting patients for the department. This role requires providing health care services to all age groups and demonstrating competence in interpersonal relationships. The Imaging Assistant utilizes the Hospital Information System (HIS), Radiology Information System (RIS), and PACS. They are responsible for maintaining a safe working environment by ensuring gurneys are locked, side rails are up as indicated, keeping the unit free of hazards, adhering to infection prevention guidelines, and properly disposing of infectious waste. The role involves speaking up about safety risks, following personal protection and environmental safety rules, and understanding their role in medication security. Adherence to infection prevention guidelines includes good hand washing, following isolation policies, and proper disposal of infectious waste. The Imaging Assistant transports and moves patients using appropriate body mechanics and safety precautions, demonstrating knowledge of safe patient handling devices. They follow the Universal Protocol by using two patient identifiers and appropriate hand-off communication techniques (SBAR). The role includes assisting outpatients, ensuring patient comfort and confidentiality, providing coverage for clerical staff when needed, and understanding their role in emergency and disaster plans. They are also responsible for cleaning and maintaining wheelchairs and gurneys, and meeting patient safety needs while using equipment safely. Department-specific duties include answering telephones, scheduling and confirming appointments, preparing patient paperwork, ordering and stocking supplies, assisting technologists with cleaning and preparing exam rooms, restocking linen and supplies, answering the telephone courteously, following cleaning and disinfection policies, transporting specimens, utilizing MRI safety at all times (including watching the MRI safety video), providing supportive care during scans, attending to difficult/claustrophobic patients, and screening visitors and personnel entering the 5 Gauss line for ferromagnetic materials and other safety concerns.

Requirements

BCLS or ACLS Certification

Nice To Haves

Watches MRIS safety video before working in MRI.

Responsibilities

Performs patient preparations and screening processes.
Transports patients for the department.
Utilizes Hospital Information System (HIS), Radiology Information System (RIS) and PACS.
Maintains a safe working environment.
Adheres to infection prevention guidelines.
Transports and moves patients using appropriate body mechanics and safety precautions.
Follows Universal Protocol by using two patient identifiers.
Uses the appropriate hand off communication techniques (SBAR).
Assists outpatients from reception area to the department.
Ensures patient comfort and confidentiality at all times.
Provides coverage for clerical staff when needed.
Understands and carries out role in department and organizational emergency and disaster plans.
Cleans and maintains all wheel chairs and gurneys.
Meets safety needs of patients, and using equipment safely and properly (O2, Hoyer lift, electric beds).
Assists with answering telephone, scheduling appointments, confirming appointments and answering questions.
Prepares patient’s paperwork for examinations.
Orders and stocks department supplies.
Assists technologist in cleaning and preparing exam room.
Restocks linen and patient care supplies in the department.
Answers the telephone courteously within three rings, identifying self and department, routes calls, ascertains needs and takes accurate messages as appropriate.
Follows cleaning and high level disinfection of semi-critical devices, policy and procedures.
Transports specimens to the laboratory.
Utilizes MRI safety at all times.
Provides supportive care during patient's scans (hand holding, gentle verbal conversation, simple presence).
Attends to difficult/claustrophobic patients.
Screens visitors, other hospital employees and anyone entering the 5 Gauss line with any and all ferromagnetic materials, pacemakers, ID badges, tools, etc.