RAD TECH ASSISTANT - Evenings/Nights

Carilion Medical Center•Roanoke, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Radiology Technologist Assistant transports and/or escorts patients to and from diagnostic testing areas. They assist technologists with patient positioning, prepping patients, and documenting information within the EMR. The Radiology Technologist Assistant Greets visitors/patients and facilitates meeting their needs and facility needs. They transport patients via appropriate mode of transportation to and from Imaging Services, assisting patients to ensure safe transfer between wheelchairs/stretchers and imaging equipment. They facilitate patient flow, help patients complete history sheets, and assist with positioning and prepping of patients. The role also involves managing electronic images, reviewing and printing images, and potentially entering data and retrieving office files. They may prep the patient by gaining appropriate IV access for the administration of saline and/or contrast. The assistant calls physician offices, notifies technologist/radiologist/physician of stat orders and changes, and receives and screens in-coming calls via telephone and patient call system, routing calls and taking messages as needed. They assist physicians with retrieving report information from the dictation system and assist with new employee orientation. Maintaining cleanliness and neatness of equipment, patient areas, and work areas is also a responsibility, along with ordering and stocking necessary supplies and linens, and assisting with office supply inventory. They troubleshoot equipment problems and communicate to appropriate personnel when service needs to be contacted. The assistant must comply with infection control, radiation safety, OSHA standards, and practice safe operation of all assigned equipment.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent
AHA BLS-HCP required
Good interpersonal, communication and employee development skills

Responsibilities

Transports and/or escorts patients to and from diagnostic testing areas
Assists technologists with patient positioning
Preps patients
Documents information within the EMR
Greets visitors/patients and facilitates meeting their needs and facility needs
Transports patients via appropriate mode of transportation to and from Imaging Services
Assists patients to ensure safe transfer between wheelchairs/stretchers and imaging equipment
Facilitates patient flow
Helps patient complete history sheets
Assists with positioning and prepping of patients
Manages electronic images
Reviews and prints images
May enter data and retrieve office files
May prep the patient by gaining appropriate IV access for the administration of saline and/or contrast
Calls physician offices
Notifies technologist/radiologist/physician of stat orders and changes
Receives and screens in-coming calls via telephone and patient call system
Routes calls to appropriate individual and takes messages as needed
Assists physicians with retrieving report information from dictation system
Assists with new employee orientation
Maintains cleanliness and neatness of equipment, patient areas and work areas
Orders and stocks all necessary supplies and linens
Assist with office supply inventory
Troubleshoots equipment problems
Communicates to appropriate person when service needs to be contacted
Complies with infection control, radiation safety, OSHA standards, and practices safe operation of all assigned equipment