Radiology Assistant

About the role

Assists the staff in radiology with the transporting of patients, room set up, cleaning equipment, and other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Transporting patients
• Room set up
• Cleaning equipment
• Performing other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Education/Experience: Equivalent to graduation from high school and one (1) year of experience in providing patient care support duties in a clinical or hospital setting.
• Licensing/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of recent, documented experience in Radiology/Imaging setting.
• Experience with patient transfers, positioning, and transporting patients for diagnostic procedures.
• Familiarity with radiology/imaging workflows.

Skills

• Knowledge of general office procedures; department and hospital safety practices and principles; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
• Skill in maintaining files; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.
• Physical requirements: mobility to work in a typical clinical setting and use standard equipment; stamina to remain standing and/or walk for extended periods; vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate effectively in-person and over the telephone; strength and agility to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Benefits

• Employer‑paid pension plan (Nevada PERS).
• Competitive salary & benefits package.