Imaging Srvs Tech Assistant - UPMC East

UPMC•Monroeville, PA

14h

About The Position

UPMC East is currently hiring a fulltime Imaging Services Tech Assistant to join our team! Have you always wanted to get your healthcare career started? Are you interested in a position that offers terrific benefits and opportunities to grow? Do you enjoy working "hands on" in a team environment? Then you may be a perfect fit for an Imaging Services Tech Assistant role with UPMC! UPMC East is hiring a regular, fulltime Imaging Services Tech Assistant to work various shifts. This role will also have weekend and holiday responsibility. UPMC offers a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to grow professionally from both a technical and managerial standpoint. Candidates will be placed in the correct job title/salary grade based on education and experience. Apply to see where your career can go! Purpose: Provide for the performance of a variety of technical procedures utilizing independent judgment and a basic understanding of technology, anatomy, and physiology. Provide quality patient care in a timely, cost effective manner to aid in medical diagnosis under the supervision of a registered technologist.

Requirements

Completion of High school diploma or equivalent.
Requires Clerical and computer experience.
Requires Communication and interpersonal skills.
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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Responsibilities

Transports patient to and from unit when required.
Demonstrate proper placement of IV catheter. Demonstrates knowledge of and appropriately follows guidelines for GFR criteria.
Assists with invasive procedure tray set-up and couriers specimens to lab as needed.
Practices established MRI safety and radiation safety protocols.
Accurately schedules exams into RIS as needed. Reschedules exams as needed and contacts patients for additional scanning.
Assists technologist with patient care/flow as instructed. Knowledgeable of procedural processes.
Verifies patient identify by utilizing at least two patient identifiers. Effectively prepares patient for exam providing both pre and post procedure education. Documents proper history into electronic record. Reviews physician orders and contacts office if additional information is required.