Radiology Technology Assistant | FT | VCH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Clarksville, TN

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Radiology Technology Assistant assists by helping the radiologist and technologist with functions to improve patient flow and organization. This role is located at the new Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Requirements

• Relevant Work Experience
• 1 year experience
• High School Diploma or GED
• Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with radiology. (Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency to perform limited radiology and/or limited sonography services as directed by licensed healthcare team member)
• Has training, direct exposure, limited experience, or past experience working with equipment diagnostic tools. Able to resolve simple equipment problems.
• Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with patient documentation.
• Demonstrates and basic knowledge of the core rules, regulations, instructions and guidelines as they apply to assignments. Knows who to go to for further explanation and support. Understands which bodies regulate the industry.
• Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
• Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
• Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
• Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
• Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
• Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
• Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
• Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Responsibilities

• Burns CD's, imports studies to PACS and copies MRI films, when needed.
• Distributes exams to patients or outside facilities in accordance with guidelines.
• Keeps patients informed of exam results, wait times and/or next steps in their medical process.
• Coordinates reports, current films and outside films.
• Answers phone calls from patients and helps direct patient flow.
• Maintains and updates whiteboard.

Benefits

• health
• disability
• retirement
• wellness offerings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED