Imaging Tech Assistant

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Here at Fairview, we are now seeking an Imaging Tech Assistant to join our imaging team at Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN! This is a .3 FTE (24 hours per 2 weeks) position that will work every Saturday and Sunday from 9AM - 3:30PM. The Imaging Tech Assistant supports the Imaging Department. This includes, but is not limited to scheduling, retrieval, scan, and import/burn CD. Assist patients in preparation for their imaging exams. Assists Technologist in day-to-day functions. Ensure patient exams have clear signed orders prior to scheduling. Works closely with other departments (Emergency Department, Med Surg/ICU, OB, Clinics, etc.) with miscellaneous tasks and services to provide best practices and top service to our internal and external customers.

Requirements

Relevant experience in one or more of the following: radiology, nursing assistant, student clinical rotations

Nice To Haves

Level II MRI trained (if working in MRI)
Medical terminology.

Responsibilities

Patient care
Assists the technologist in the preparation of patient for radiology procedures as needed.
Ensures patient safety and emergency preparedness.
Documents patient information
Assists Technologist in the Imaging modalities area as needed with scheduling, checking in and patient care needs.
Pre-Schedules patients in the Imaging modalities area.
Provides support in confirmation of patient demographics and insurance verification processes.
Imaging archival duties
Imports outside imaging to electronic medical record
Burns CDs for Providers and patients as needed.
Retrieves/ films from film library.
Scans hard-copy paper documents to the patient’s medical record as needed.
Performs outbound calls from the Imaging work queue, to assist in scheduling pending exams
Practices proper identification of all patient information
Rooms and supplies
Assists in the cleaning, maintenance, stocking and preparation of rooms ensures that supplies are ordered and maintained
Adheres to radiology polices and infection control standards