Technologist Assistant - part time, varied shifts

About the role

Penn Medicine is dedicated to its tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in medicine. Working at this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines. The position is located at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced radiology or cardiovascular patient care activities and procedures for patients of varying ages under indirect supervision of a registered technologist/sonographer.
• Complete all associated tasks and responsibilities necessary to manage patient care needs while the patient is in areas such as Diagnostic Imaging or Heart and Vascular (HVI) for procedures.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of department‑specific systems and coordinate activities that improve patient care quality.
• Environment Management: complete cleaning tasks per OSHA standards; maintain equipment inventory per unit/department standards; practice standard precautions when handling contaminated items; maintain unit order and efficiency; keep patient care and public areas tidy; adhere to radiation safety regulations; order and stock supplies; maintain necessary inventory and rotate stock to eliminate outdated items; maintain a sterile environment.
• Patient Care and Safety: provide basic comfort, support, and address safety needs; accept verbal/written assignments from registered technologist and seek clarification; demonstrate proper responses to emergency situations; complete examinations, consultations, billing, and related paperwork; greet patients, confirm identification, perform directed procedures; explain procedures to patients and families; perform visual preventative safety inspections; complete warm‑up procedures for rooms/equipment; record quality control activities; report equipment conditions to QC/Materials Manager; follow through on assignments and communicate continuity‑of‑care issues.
• Clinical Skills: perform duties with appropriate independence, accuracy, and efficiency; demonstrate computer skills needed for unit/department responsibilities; schedule patients and practice proper phone etiquette; maintain inventory and rotate stock; be technically competent within the scope of practice of a technologist assistant; provide patient care procedures as outlined in department competencies under direction of registered technologist/sonographer; manipulate fixed or mobile equipment safely;