Description

Position Summary

The Student Radiology Assistant supports the Imaging Technologists in patient care/diagnostic testing, assists in general clerical office duties including but not limited to; documenting patient medical history, scheduling, STAT Result process, and answering phone calls, transports patients to/from Imaging department, and assists in patient exam prep.

Essential Job Functions

• Interacts with patients, visitors and staff utilizing AIDET
• Escorts/transports patients to/from the Imaging Department
• Performs two patient identifiers as according to the Imaging Department NPSG procedure
• Assists technologist in positioning, transferring, and obtaining necessary images as according to exam protocol
• Maintains professional skills and provides age-specific care to patients of all ages (neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics).
• Follows safety procedures and guidelines and reports unsafe practices and conditions.
• Consistently and appropriately follows Universal Precautions
• Inventory, maintain and order adequate supplies.
• Assists in performing first aid, CPR and AED
• Participates in peer competencies
• Performs other job duties as assigned and in accordance with qualifications.

Competency Statement(s)

• Decision Making – Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Research Skills – Ability to design and conduct a systematic, objective, and critical investigation.
• Ethical – Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2nd year student, in good standing, of an accredited Radiography Program

Computer Skills

• Basic Computer Proficiency

Other Requirements

• Consistently meet patient age-specific needs – pediatric (ages 1-2) thru geriatric
• Perform multiple tasks while meeting deadlines
• Communicate with patients, physicians and fellow employees in a professional manner
• Apply technical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills in all aspects of work