Technologist Assistant, Patient Care

DMS Health Technologies • Richmond, VA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Use your caring heart and helping hands every day! For 50 years, DMS Health Technologies has had the honor and privilege of delivering quality medical imaging care and service to our partners and their patients. Every day, we take that experience, expertise and direction that comes with 50 years to be leaders who deliver even greater quality imaging, care, and service. Visit our website to learn more about our remarkable company: https://www.dmshealth.com/ We are seeking a Medical Imaging Technologist Assistant to assist the MRI Technologist at VCU medical centers. This route currently serves VCU Health Community Hospital in South Hill and VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital. It will eventually expand to include two additional locations: VCU Medical Center – Stony Point and VCU Medical Center – South Park. Locations will vary and rotate on a week-to-week basis. The scheduled workdays and hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Work Schedule : Monday-Friday, daytime hours; no nights or weekends.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, organizational, accuracy and detail orientation skills.
• PC proficiency and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products.
• CPR certified, DMS will assist with this process if not already certified
• Mandatory education provided by DMS
• To ensure a safe environment for patients and staff, the following vaccinations, titers, or declinations and health requirements are required: MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella); Varicella (Chickenpox); Hepatitis B Series; Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis); annual Influenza vaccine; COVID-19 vaccination, if required by facility policy; Tuberculosis screening (annual or per facility guidelines)
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening, in accordance with applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

• Prior healthcare experience strongly preferred; customer service experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients between the facility and scanner and completing documentation.
• Provides operational and administrative support to the technologist.
• Preparing, cleaning and sanitizing exam areas, changing table linens, patient verification, and helping with patient transfers from and to beds, wheelchairs, and carts.
• Managing patient exam records, ensures patient comfort, engage in ethical conduct, and make sure work adheres to regulatory requirements.
• Complying with safety and quality procedures and initiatives by strictly following safety policies, rules and safe work methods, making suggestions to support continuous improvements in safety, promptly correcting or reporting safety hazards or unsafe conditions, promptly reporting injuries for timely diagnoses and medical treatment, and by participating in safety processes such as safety committee, safety inspections, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees