Imaging Tech Assistant

Here at Fairview, we are seeking an Imaging Tech Assistant to join our Interventional Radiology team at our St John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN! This is a .2 FTE (16 hours per 2 weeks) position that will work on the day shift with on-call as needed.

The Imaging Tech Assistant supports the Imaging Department. This includes, but is not limited to scheduling, retrieval, scan, and import/burn CD. Assist patients in preparation for their imaging exams. Assists Technologist in day-to-day functions. Ensure patient exams have clear signed orders prior to scheduling. Works closely with other departments (Emergency Department, Med Surg/ICU, OB, Clinics, etc.) with miscellaneous tasks and services to provide best practices and top service to our internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

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• Patient care
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• Assists the technologist in the preparation of patient for radiology procedures as needed.
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• Ensures patient safety and emergency preparedness.
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• Documents patient information
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• Assists Technologist in the Imaging modalities area as needed with scheduling, checking in and patient care needs.
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• Pre-Schedules patients in the Imaging modalities area.
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• Provides support in confirmation of patient demographics and insurance verification processes.
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• Imaging archival duties
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• Imports outside imaging to electronic medical record
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• Burns CDs for Providers and patients as needed.
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• Retrieves/ films from film library.
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• Scans hard-copy paper documents to the patient’s medical record as needed.
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• Performs outbound calls from the Imaging work queue, to assist in scheduling pending exams
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• Practices proper identification of all patient information
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• Rooms and supplies
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• Assists in the cleaning, maintenance, stocking and preparation of rooms ensures that supplies are ordered and maintained
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• Adheres to radiology polices and infection control standards
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• Radiology Information System
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• Navigates PACS, EMR and Radiant with ease.
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• Schedules/Checks in/arrives patients for their imaging appointments
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• Utilizes Imaging Work Queue
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• Burning / Importing of CD’s
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• Scans documents into the EMR
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• Sends and retrieves information throughout the hospital.
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• Assists with daily application and system needs as necessary
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• Acts as a patient care representative
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• Greets and prepares patients for imaging exams
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• Aids patients with completing pre-contrast CT and pre-MRI Safety questionnaires.
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• Assists in positioning patients for Radiological Examinations, excluding holding during imaging acquisition
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• Transports imaging patients occasionally as needed for efficiency purposes
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• Prepares contrast for examinations.
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Required Qualifications

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• Relevant experience in one or more of the following: radiology, nursing assistant, student clinical rotations
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Preferred Qualifications

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• Level II MRI trained (if working in MRI) Medical terminology.
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$20.83- $29.40 Hourly