Tech Extender (Imaging)

Wellstar Health System • Douglasville, GA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED General
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• Clinical Experience in a Healthcare Setting. Required
• Demonstrates good communication skills and handwriting.
• Must obtain medical terminology training within twelve (12) months.
• The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStars Standards of Gold and Values).
• CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• Medical Imaging experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists clinical staff when performing examinations.
• Assist with observation of patient while in our care and waiting for next step of procedure
• Provides for room turnover activities to facilitate patient throughput.
• Able to start IVs for contrast injections.
• Helps maintain exam rooms with supplies and linens
• Inventories paper forms and orders as needed
• Follows procedure for transporting and disposing of dirty equipment.
• Assists with other duties as assigned
• Stocks rooms and rotates stock to avoid expiration of supplies
• Performs QC on POCT lab testing devices and documents results per policy after initial training, completes annual refresher training.
• Performs POCT prior to procedures when appropriate, after initial training and annual refresher training.
• Transportation of patients; Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs
• Meets service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed
• Utilizes the EMR transport module and timely enters applicable information.
• Transports patients, along with necessary items (IV poles, O2 tanks, etc.).
• Informs technologists of potential patient safety issues; fall risk precautions, infection control precautions and standard precautions.
• Maintains standard precautions in all patient interactions
• Assists in getting patients on and off the stretchers or beds as required
• Assists with observation of patients while in the department
• Performs patient advocate role for patients while in the department
• Introduces self to patient and/or family upon entering room
• Identifies patient using 2 identifiers
• Explains where patient is going when transporting between departments
• Performs appropriate hand-offs per protocol
• Ensures confidentiality of patient information to remain compliant with HIPPA guidelines
• Can verbalize their role in response to WellStar Emergency Plans
• Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
• Knows the existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable.
• Assists Chief Technologist with other duties as may be assigned.
• Assists technologists, therapists and other in any other way required as appropriate
• Assists with supply and room stocking activities.
• Ensure that Supply Room and Clean/Soiled Utility Rooms are appropriately maintained
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Benefits

• Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

What This Job Offers

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