Schedule: 12 hours shifts Weekend Nights

Provides assistance to the clinical staff at either inpatient or outpatient locations. Primarily responsible for:

• ensuring patient is prepared and available for the imaging procedure
• assisting the clinical staff during the procedure with patient care and comfort
• discharging patient and performing follow up phone calls, if necessary
• ensuring the patient experience is positive

Aids the lead technologist in

• maintaining positive relationships with other departments and ordering providers
• maintaining unexpired inventory and supplies
• responding as required to various Shore Health System emergency "codes"
• being vigilant about federal and state laws and regulations

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

1. Ensures patient is prepared and available for the imaging procedure

Outpatient Imaging Assistant duties in this essential function:

• Reviews future patients from all OP locations for the upcoming days, utilizing hospital MAR and Information systems
  • Confirms orders are on file or that patient holds a valid paper order that they will bring along to the procedure visit
  • Confirms correct scheduled location and exam per order
  • Reviews bloodwork if needed and confirms results with clinical staff
  • Reviews allergy history and alerts Team members of positive status
  • Reviews past IV stick needs, ie need for IV team or Port access and relates Team members of needs.
  • Reschedules patients who need adjusted times or locations in a sensitive helpful manner
  • Calls patient with appointment reminder and to review appointment instructions
• Prepares patients for Imaging Procedures
  • Assists Techs/RN with Patient care
  • Previews screening forms and alerts Team members of potential issues
  • Assists patient in changing into gowns and back into street clothing when needed
  • May start or remove IV

Inpatient Imaging Assistant duties in this essential function:

• Transports patients from their ED or inpatient location to the imaging procedure room in a dignified, safe manner
• Upon request, transports patients for other units, for example: ED to the floor, from the unit to discharge, etc.
• Competently manages oxygen, IV pumps, and other key patient equipment before, during and after transport
• Works with clinical staff to optimize efficiency of patient schedules

2. Assists the clinical staff during the procedure with patient care and comfort.

• Serves as Chaperone as needed for invasive procedures
• Assists clinical staff in all areas of patient comfort: transport, gowning, warmth, sustenance as allowed

3. Discharges patient and performs follow up phone calls, if necessary

• Escorts patient out of Imaging procedure areas
• Ensures discharge instructions are offered appropriately
• Performs follow-up phone calls and appointment scheduling as needed
• Upon request, assists nursing units with patient discharge

4. Ensures the patient experience is positive

• Acts as our patient ambassador
• Is capable of documenting information in the electronic medical record and capable of basic tasks in image retrieval
• Maintains the privacy and security of all confidential and protected health information
• Performs job duties in a safe and conscience manner

5. Provides assistance to the lead technologist

• Willingly participates in a schedule that requires travel to any modality, building, location where assistance is required
• Participates in regular meetings and teams to improve productivity, patient care, image quality, or efficiency

• Maintains positive relationships with other departments and ordering providers
• Maintains unexpired inventory and supplies
• Responds as required to various Shore Health System emergency "codes"
• Is vigilant about federal and state laws and regulations