Imaging Patient Assistant Student

Advocate Health • Wadesboro, NC

1d • $19 - $28

About The Position

The Imaging Patient Assistant supports the Imaging department through patient transport, exam-room preparation, and clerical, film, and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) management functions. The position may also perform front-desk responsibilities based on department needs. The role is intended for a first-year student enrolled in a Radiography program. No prior experience is required.

The assistant helps patients prepare for exams, provides basic instructions about routine procedures, and transports or escorts patients and visitors. Other duties may include using radiology computer systems, maintaining rooms and equipment, responding to routine inquiries, coordinating information among care-team members, and handling radiology reports and images. The position requires age-appropriate patient care knowledge and the ability to communicate patient observations and needs to the healthcare team.

This is a part-time, variable/PRN position with 0 hours per week listed. The posted pay range is $18.85–$28.30. Benefits eligibility is listed as No; the posting also describes Advocate Health benefit programs and notes that eligibility may depend on employment status or FTE.

Requirements

• First-year student enrolled in a Radiography program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) required upon hire unless the department leader determines it is not required.
• High school graduate, GED, or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED).
• Competency in IV insertion and venipuncture based on department need.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with patients, staff, and physicians.
• Excellent customer service and organizational skills.
• Intermediate computer skills, including experience with computer applications/systems and electronic mail.
• Ability to follow directions and work independently as well as with technologists, physicians, and patients.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above the shoulders throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and up to 20 pounds overhead.
• Ability to carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance if department needs require.
• Ability to push or pull with 30 pounds of force.
• Ability to perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present if department needs require.
• Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, including fine hand-manipulation skills.
• Ability to operate equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Protective clothing must be worn as necessary when exposed to mechanical, radiation, electrical, blood, and body-fluid hazards.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with exam preparation and provide basic instructions regarding routine procedures.
• Transport patients between exam rooms and departments, and escort patients, families, and visitors as department needs require.
• Use radiology computer systems to generate requisitions, check schedules, and obtain pertinent patient information.
• Organize and prepare exam rooms and work areas, including cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment as needed.
• Greet patients and visitors and respond to routine requests for information, reports, or film loans.
• Answer and screen telephone calls, schedule patient appointments, and take messages as department needs require.
• Act as a liaison between ordering physicians, radiologists, and technologists.
• Provide radiology reports and/or radiographic images to staff, physicians, patients, and families upon request.
• File, retrieve, and release health information records and films; compile film jackets or discs and complete required forms and documentation.
• Document requested information and promptly communicate patient observations, concerns, and needs to physicians and other healthcare-team members.
• Perform routine maintenance and quality monitoring of imaging equipment, and clean, sterilize, and care for instruments and other equipment as needed.
• Assist with MRI implant screening and documentation as department needs require.
• Provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients, consistent with departmental policies and procedures.
• Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay for select circumstances, incentive pay for select positions, and opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED