Patient Care Associate - Full Time Days

Lumexa Imaging•Turnersville, NJ

1d•$19 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The PET/CT PCA provides essential clinical and operational support to the PET/CT team, ensuring a safe, efficient, and patient-centered imaging experience. This role works under the direction of technologists and clinical staff to support patient preparation, monitoring, and workflow execution.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Demonstrated competency or training in point-of-care testing (finger sticks) preferred or required within defined onboarding period (medical assistant experience preferred)
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a patient-centered approach
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail
Ability to assist patients with mobility and positioning
Standing, walking, and light lifting may be required
Comfortable working in a clinical imaging environment

Nice To Haves

Prior clinical support or patient care experience preferred (radiology or hospital setting a plus)

Responsibilities

Prepare patients for PET/CT examinations, including explaining basic procedures and addressing patient comfort needs
Assist patients with changing and positioning prior to imaging studies
Ensure adherence to pre-procedure protocols (e.g., schedule scrubbing, fasting confirmation, screening checklists)
Perform finger stick blood glucose testing in accordance with established clinical protocols
Accurately document and communicate results to the PET/CT technologist or supervising clinical staff
Escalate abnormal findings per departmental guidelines
Observe patients for signs of distress or adverse reactions and promptly report concerns
Maintain patient safety and dignity throughout the visit
Support infection control and safety standards, including proper use of PPE and equipment cleaning
Assist with patient flow to ensure timely exam start times and efficient throughput
Prepare rooms and supplies for PET/CT procedures
Coordinate with technologists, nursing, and front-end staff to maintain seamless operations
Adhere to all regulatory, safety, and organizational policies (e.g., HIPAA, infection control, radiology safety)
Ensure accurate and timely documentation of tasks performed within the EMR or designated systems

Benefits

Career Growth: We support and encourage all employees to advance their careers through internal promotion in the organization. We offer the Technologist Advancement Academy (TAA), a cross training program is designed to help our employees to pursue registry in other modalities (MRI, CT, Mammography). It allows you to advance your career during working hours while still being paid. Our program includes a dedicated trainer and online training through simulations.
Medical Insurance: We partner with a leading healthcare provider to offer three competitive medical plans for employees to select from based on their individual healthcare needs.
Dental Insurance: South Jersey Radiology has worked with a leading healthcare provider to design a dental plan that is a step above most in the market today, offering the largest network of providers in the country and orthodontia coverage with no age limit!
Vision Insurance: We are proud to offer competitive and affordable vision coverage to our team.
Life Insurance: We provide life insurance coverage at no cost to the employee and offer additional voluntary coverage.
Paid Time Off: We offer 18 days and holidays when you start with South Jersey Radiology. More time off is earned as you stay with the team!
401(K): SJRA is proud to offer a 401(k) plan with Safe Harbor and Profit Sharing contributions.
Teladoc: Affordable convenient option for treating all your medical conditions, it allows you to talk to a doctor anytime anywhere by phone or video consult.
Employee and family discount: Several radiology studies (scans) are fully covered for employees and eligible household members simply be being part of the SJRA family.
Short & Long Term Disability: For those unexpected life events we offer voluntary short and long term disability insurance through The Hartford. Maternity leave is covered by short term disability.