Imaging Services Assistant - Per Diem - Days - MRH

Location: Hollywood, Florida

About the role

Provides clerical and technical support for the department. Employees in Imaging Services at Memorial Healthcare System enjoy participating in an excellent, unrivaled culture. Patient safety, quality, and outstanding customer service are valued above all else. Extensive teamwork and collaboration are encouraged across the modalities for the mutual benefit of improving patient outcomes and providing a rewarding experience for our employees involved in their care.

Responsibilities

• Communicates findings of Imaging exams to various caregivers, including verifying the transmission of critical findings.
• Creates electronic files for release of information to authorized individuals, including legal requests received via subpoena, using properly executed forms.
• Greets patients, verifies prescriptions and providers, and schedules patients as needed; communicates with departments to facilitate efficient care.
• Handles workflow in clinical imaging areas.
• Assists with coordinating patient flow to the department, prioritizing and distributing work to technical staff under the guidance of leadership.
• Manages electronic Imaging exams for timely interpretation, oversees interpretation workflow for interpreting physicians.
• Performs audits for any un-interpreted electronic exams or for any electronic files incorrectly stored.
• Performs post-procedural duties including room clean-up and restocking supplies.
• Assists with inventory control.
• Transports patients via wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or neuro chair to designated sites as requested, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment.
• Assists staff with lift assists and repositioning of patients when needed.

Competencies

• Accountability
• Administrative Support
• Customer Service
• Organization Skills
• Patient and Family Centered Care
• Patient Safety - Ancillary/Support
• Patient Transport
• Responding to Change
• Standards of Behavior
• Workload Management

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (Required)
• BLS American Heart E-Card (BLS AHA ECARD) - American Heart Association
• BLS Cert American Heart non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association

Additional Information

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and have customer service and basic computer experience.

Required Work Experience: No prior work experience required.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Bending and Stooping: 60%
• Keyboard Entry: 60%
• Kneeling: 20%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater: 60%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient: 40%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient: 20%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient: 20%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient: 60%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient: 60%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient: 60%
• Reaching: 60%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg: 20%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm: 20%
• Sitting: 40%
• Squatting: 20%
• Standing: 40%
• Walking: 40%
• Audible Speech: 80%
• Hearing Acuity: 80%
• Depth Perception: 80%
• Distinguish Color: 80%
• Seeing - Far: 80%
• Seeing - Near: 80%
• Exposure to Bio hazardous Waste: 40%
• Exposure to Biological Hazards - Respiratory: 40%
• Exposure to Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion: 40%
• Exposure to Blood and/or Bodily Fluids: 40%
• Exposure to Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens: 40%
• Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals: 20%
• Exposure to Hazardous Medication: 20%
• Exposure to Latex: 20%
• Computer Monitor Use: 60%
• Exposure to Fire Risk: 20%
• Exposure to Magnetic Fields: 20%
• Exposure to Moving Mechanical Parts: 40%
• Exposure to Needles/Sharp Objects: 40%
• Exposure to Potential Electric Shock: 20%
• Exposure to Potential for Physical Assault: 20%
• Exposure to Radiation: 20%
• Exposure to Wet or Slippery Surfaces: 20%

Schedule

Shift: Evenings