Imaging Tech Assistant

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking an Imaging Tech Assistant to support the Imaging Department at St John's Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. This is a 1.0 FTE position (80 hours per two weeks) on the day shift, Monday through Friday, with weekends as needed. The role supports imaging operations through scheduling, patient preparation and assistance, imaging retrieval and import, CD burning, and daily support for technologists. The assistant ensures that patient exams have clear, signed orders before scheduling and works with departments such as the Emergency Department, Med Surg/ICU, OB, and clinics to provide service to internal and external customers. Responsibilities also include patient safety, documentation, maintaining rooms and supplies, and using imaging information systems.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Level II MRI training if working in MRI.
Medical terminology.

Responsibilities

Assist technologists with preparing patients for radiology procedures and provide support in imaging modality areas.
Ensure patient safety and emergency preparedness, document patient information, and follow proper patient-identification practices.
Schedule, pre-schedule, check in, and arrive patients for imaging appointments; make outbound calls to schedule pending exams.
Support confirmation of patient demographics and insurance verification.
Import outside imaging into the electronic medical record, burn CDs for providers and patients, retrieve films from the film library, and scan paper documents into the patient record.
Use PACS, EMR, Radiant, and the Imaging Work Queue; send and retrieve information throughout the hospital and assist with daily application and system needs.
Greet and prepare patients for imaging exams, help patients complete pre-contrast CT and pre-MRI safety questionnaires, and assist with patient positioning, excluding holding patients during image acquisition.
Transport imaging patients occasionally as needed and prepare contrast for examinations.
Clean, maintain, stock, and prepare rooms; ensure supplies are ordered and maintained.
Adhere to radiology policies and infection-control standards.