MRI Radiology Core Tech

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking a Breakthrough Maker to join their diverse community of over 20,000 professionals. The Core Technologist works under the direction and supervision of the Radiology Department Team leader, assisting in the coordination and completion of daily patient care and operations. This role is crucial for advancing pediatric care and offers opportunities for professional development. CHOP is committed to a workforce rich in varied backgrounds and experiences and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories. The hospital is the nation's first devoted exclusively to the care of children, known for breakthroughs and innovations in pediatric medicine, and has consistently earned a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - issued through an organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross) - upon hire
Provides Family Centered Care (Required proficiency)
Ability to work independent of supervision (Required proficiency)
Basic organizational skills (Required proficiency)
Basic phone etiquette and communication skills (Required proficiency)
Able to handle multiple tasks (Required proficiency)
Must learn MRI Safety (Required proficiency)

Nice To Haves

Pediatric experience
Basic knowledge of Radiology Information Systems
Minimum of 1 year of health-related experience
EPIC experience

Responsibilities

Reviews daily schedules to determine necessary equipment and supplies needed for patient care within the specified Radiology modality.
Consults Radiology Team Leader and staff to determine the daily operational needs for procedures and patient care.
Procedural room setup and turnover.
Maintain daily supplies and stock in exam rooms and par levels in supply closets.
Ensures that all emergency and specialized equipment (patient monitors) are checked daily.
Conducts self in a professional manner.
Subject to on call, weekends and holiday hours.
Always maintains identifiable/professional attire, including using name tags and ID cards.
Answers telephone calls.
Respects confidentiality of patients and co-workers in all circumstances.
Greets patients, families, co-workers and others in a calm, professional, friendly manner; makes eye contact, initiates conversation, and identifies self by name.
Demonstrates knowledge and application of CHOP and department policies and procedures.
Reviews policy and procedure updates from managers and CHOP.
Reports any incident that seems unusual/deficient to supervisor and/or Security.
Corrects and/or reports unsafe, unsecured or unclean environment to supervisor and/or Environmental, Health and Safety, or Facilities departments.
Keeps self and work area neat and organized.
Participates collaboratively in staff meetings, committees, projects and teams to resolve conflicts and meet institutional goals.
Reviews and contributes to the attainment of departmental and CHOP goals annually.
Demonstrates knowledge of constant quality improvement values and participates in CHOP and departmental Quality Improvement initiatives.
Documents and reports all necessary education and training.
Reviews learning needs with supervisor to set individual education and learning goals annually.
Follows CHOP and departmental cost control standards: monitors usage of supplies.
Other duties as assigned by modality or department leadership.
Ensures that all emergency and specialized equipment are checked daily (Interventional Radiology Department).
Scan Procedural Consent Forms into the Epic System (Interventional Radiology Department).
Follows Institutional Clinical Laboratory Protocols and Standards for Specimen Handling and Blood Products (Interventional Radiology Department).
Operate and maintain PAR Excellence Scanning System for supplies, surgical instruments, and any related equipment used in the IR Department (Interventional Radiology Department).
Setup and turnover procedural rooms according to the divisional/hospital standards determined by Radiology leadership (Interventional Radiology Department).
Supports MR Safety by being present in the assigned MRI Zone 3 control room (MRI Department).
Monitor staff, patient and visitor entrance into Zone 3 and complete established screening process in advance of granting access to MRI Zone 4 (MRI Department).
Ensure that there is a hand-off of this responsibility to another Core Tech or MRI Technologist when leaving the area for other patient care tasks, breaks or at the end of the shift (MRI Department).
Set-up, operate and maintain equipment needed for exams (MRI Department).
Greets patient and family upon arrival and reviews MRI screening form (MRI Department).
Contacts MRI technologist for follow up and patient clearance as needed (MRI Department).
Stock rooms and maintain supply levels (MRI Department).
Positions patient as required (MRI Department).
Collects information by interview from patient, family and healthcare providers for technologist to perform final MRI safety screening (MRI Department).
Ensures that all emergency and specialized equipment are checked daily (CT Department).
Set up and turnover scan rooms according to department and hospital standards (CT Department).
Greet and prepare patient for imaging exam (CT Department).
Answer telephone calls and relay messages as necessary to technologist (CT Department).
Ensure that all emergency supplies and specialized equipment (code Cart) are checked daily (Ultrasound Department).
Turn on all US systems and Trophon units in each designated room at the start of the day (Ultrasound Department).
Stock rooms and maintain supply levels (Ultrasound Department).
Escort patients from the waiting room to the Ultrasound scanning rooms for procedures (Ultrasound Department).
Review patient schedules for the following day in both the Main Hospital and the Burger Building (Ultrasound Department).
Contact patient families if needed for a reminder of the ultrasound prep (Ultrasound Department).
Communicate with the clinical teams via EPIC Secure Chat regarding US requests, scheduling, and clarification (Ultrasound Department).
Set up and turn over procedural rooms according to the division/hospital standards determined by Radiology Leadership (Ultrasound Department).
Help support and distract patients during ultrasound exams if needed or requested by the sonographer (Ultrasound Department).
Scan all outpatient scripts, research forms, or contrast forms into EPIC (Ultrasound Department).