MRI Technologist Assistant - Memorial Regional Medical Center - PRN

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Mechanicsville, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The MRI Tech Assistant is responsible for answering the phone, communicating with patients, families and other staff, verifying scripts and patient schedules. They conduct patient interviews to acquire patient history; assist with getting patients on and off the scanning tables; assist with the clinical monitoring of patients; assist with transporting patients to and from the department; cleans and stocks rooms, and other general duties as needed. Completes assigned tasks in a time frame appropriate for the situation; demonstrates flexibility to fluctuation in workload. Maintains controlled access to the magnet room. Professionally interacts with physicians, technologist, physician offices, hospital staff, patient family members and patients. Confirms information accurately at time of appointment check-in. Prepares MRI cases by verifying information on outside exams and scanning patient authorization forms for personal health information. Greets and escorts patients to changing room; reviewing paperwork and briefly explaining procedure. Upon exam completion, escort patient to dressing room, clean and prep exam room for next procedure. Assists with timely workflow by having the next patient ready before the current patient’s exam is complete. Assists technologists with screening patients: Inpatients, Emergency Room patients, and Outpatients. Alerts technical staff regarding patient implants, reveled through safety screening, or written documentation and any other safety concerns. Assists technologists with patient positioning and equipment.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent
BLS Basic Life Support, American Heart Association (required at hire for Roper St Francis Healthcare locations; preferred at hire, required prior to independent patient care at BSMH)
Basic computer skills
Basic medical terminology
Phone etiquette
Customer service
Teamwork
Attention to detail
Communication skills

Nice To Haves

1 year of experience in MRI department in hospital setting
MRI Safety Training
EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Picture archiving communication system (PACS)

Responsibilities

Answering the phone
Communicating with patients, families and other staff
Verifying scripts and patient schedules
Conducting patient interviews to acquire patient history
Assisting with getting patients on and off the scanning tables
Assisting with the clinical monitoring of patients
Assisting with transporting patients to and from the department
Cleaning and stocking rooms
Completing assigned tasks in a time frame appropriate for the situation
Demonstrating flexibility to fluctuation in workload
Maintaining controlled access to the magnet room
Professionally interacting with physicians, technologist, physician offices, hospital staff, patient family members and patients
Confirming information accurately at time of appointment check-in
Preparing MRI cases by verifying information on outside exams and scanning patient authorization forms for personal health information
Greeting and escorting patients to changing room; reviewing paperwork and briefly explaining procedure
Escorting patient to dressing room upon exam completion
Cleaning and prepping exam room for next procedure
Assisting with timely workflow by having the next patient ready before the current patient’s exam is complete
Assisting technologists with screening patients: Inpatients, Emergency Room patients, and Outpatients
Alerting technical staff regarding patient implants, reveled through safety screening, or written documentation and any other safety concerns
Assisting technologists with patient positioning and equipment