Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: Being committed to the Health First Values: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Being engaged and contributes to a positive and productive work environment. Demonstrating professional, personable, cooperative support to radiologic technologists in various functions; assisting with patient care, accurate CR/PACS processing, assists with patient transportation, and completion of quality assurance tasks. Mentoring development of students and co-workers from a team concept.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Maintains a safe environment for patients/customers, team members and themselves.
• Adheres to Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
• Practices Radiation Safety.
• Completes all required documentation and/or required forms (i.e. Safety Zone Portal)
• Familiar with the Health First Emergency Kardex and responsibilities in relation to specified emergent codes
• Responsible for hurricane preparedness and their particular responsibilities as a Health First associate
• Effectively documents and communicates pertinent and required information
• Reports all malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate department, fellow associates and management.
• Maintains current CPR certification and renews certifications before the expiration date
• Adheres to system wide Infection Control policies and procedures
• Practices aseptic and sterile techniques.
• Assists the technologist in producing images consistent with departmental protocols and image quality standards.
• Ensures accurate and timely assistance to the radiologic technologists.
• Accurate and timely loading of the CR reader
• Ability to perform basic computer skills pertinent to job performance
• Demonstrates the appropriate skill sets as determined by the "Annual Competency Assessments".
• Monitors and complies with Joint Commission/ACR standards and performs all job functions in accordance with Federal, State and Regional requirements to ensure compliance to these standards.
• Ensures all required documentation is scanned into the correct patient's exam folder in PACS
• Engaged and contributes to a positive and productive work environment
• Offers suggestions for departmental improvements and departmental protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Attends all mandatory meetings/in-services and reads and signs off on all meeting minutes as required.
• Technical development of students and co-workers from a team concept.
• Follows proper file room processes
• Understand and adheres to the process for outside images management
• Understands and adheres to the process of producing a CD of our images for the patient, LIP, or another facility

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Previous general office experience of one year or more and prior Radiology experience preferred.
• Knowledge of anatomy preferred
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Demonstrates the ability to relate well to all customers.
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize to maximize quality, value and service.
• Ability to perform basic computer skills pertinent to job performance.
• Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to adapt to a combination of walking, bending, stooping, reaching and lifting throughout the shift
• Ability to move, lift or position patients
• Ability to push wheelchairs, stretchers and beds.
• Dependable and flexible in covering required shifts
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds unassisted, several times a day
• Willing and able to work with bio-hazardous / toxic materials following OSHA guidelines.