Tech Assistant, Imaging -- Radiology -- Teays Valley Hospital

CAMC Health System•Hurricane, WV

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tech Assistant, Imaging provides patient care activities, procedures, and indirect assistance to the Medical Imaging Department at Teays Valley Hospital. The role supports imaging operations through darkroom and film-room duties, computed radiography cassette upkeep, reception and patient coordination, patient transport, computer system tasks, and assistance with different imaging modalities. Direct patient care activities and procedures are performed under the direction of a registered Medical Imaging Technologist. The position also supports radiation protection, aseptic technique, universal precautions, department policies and procedures, student and healthcare-professional instruction, quality improvement, customer service, and continuity of operations during imaging-system downtime. The employee must demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing validation, and must maintain applicable education and required credentials.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support credential required within 30 days of hire.
Ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs, understand growth and development, and understand the range of treatment needed by patients, as applicable to the department's identified patient ages.
Ability to demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple demands and requests.
None required for experience.

Nice To Haves

Formalized training in technical assistance, medical assisting, health unit coordination, CNA, EMT, or another clinical area.
Imaging student with one semester of clinical courses or a technical-assistant program may qualify as a substitution.

Responsibilities

Perform daily darkroom duties, including processing strips, copying films, stocking film supplies, and repackaging film cartons for recycling.
Perform weekly upkeep of computed radiography cassettes.
Perform receptionist duties at the Medical Imaging front desk, including providing patients with exam preparation information, directing patients and personnel, routing phone calls, and coordinating exams with other areas.
Transport patients, complete observation worksheets, and coordinate patient flow with appropriate areas.
Perform indirect duties under the direction of a registered Medical Imaging Technologist.
Apply radiation-protection principles to minimize exposure to patients and self.
Provide practical instruction to students and other healthcare professionals in assigned areas, including computed radiography, department flow, policies, and procedures.
Use aseptic technique as necessary and observe universal precautions and Imaging Department policies and procedures.
Perform functions in different modalities, including MRI and CT.
Perform direct patient-care activities and procedures, including venipuncture and EKGs, under the direction of a registered Medical Imaging Technologist.
Prioritize responsibilities effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple demands and requests.
Set up and distribute contrast to hospital floors.
Coordinate with radiologists, physician offices, and the lab to obtain confirmations for biopsies and needle aspirations; obtain history and physical information and lab work from physician offices.
Implement department downtime procedures when Medical Imaging computer systems are unavailable, reorganize workflow, and reroute patients as necessary.
Split studies in CT and correct accession numbers.
Perform fileroom duties, including filing films; pulling films according to ACR film-filing standards; filing reports and films in Medical Imaging jackets; preparing jackets for radiologist interpretation; looking up reports in Quadris and relaying information; retrieving x-ray jackets for physicians; and resolving problems such as lost films or customer and physician concerns.
Check blanket and contrast warmers daily and check refrigerator temperatures.
Perform computer input, including modifying orders and crediting or adding charges; use Quadris, Teleradiology, SMS, and Centralized Scheduling competently.
Demonstrate positive customer service and coworker relations.
Participate in continuous quality-improvement activities of the department and institution.
Maintain and document applicable required education, comply with attendance and scheduling policies, perform work cost-effectively, follow organizational and departmental policies, support the organization's mission and strategic plan, and perform related duties as assigned.
Demonstrate competency in assigned tasks and duties through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation, including developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, or care as applicable.