What are the responsibilities and job description for the Radiology Aide position at Beaumont Hospital Troy?
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Part-time, Midnight shift, Troy
This 530-bed, Magnet®-designated facility offers a comprehensive array of services to the rapidly growing communities of the northern Detroit suburbs. This center has been ranked as one of Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals” in addition to earning a place as the #3 hospital and as one of the best in the nation for orthopedics and urological services by U.S. News & World Report. This state-of-the-art center provides advanced specialty and routine care with an emphasis on patient satisfaction and a focus on medical advancement.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
You will provide support to the technical staff in all modality areas with the diagnostic radiology/molecular imaging departments. Duties may include but are not limited to: Transportation of patients, specimens, supplies to appropriate areas. Supports nursing and physician needs during procedures. Follows Beaumont philosophy of Patient and Family Centered Care at all times.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Escort/Transport patients within the hospital to and from the diagnostic imaging departments.
- Interacts/Communicate with floor Nurse before transporting patient off the floor, obtains the transport log, removes blood pressure cuff, assists with the MRI 2 Person Safety Assessment for MRI patients when needed, TMS wires, pulse ox with RN permission before transporting patient off the floor, and informs floor Nurse when patient returns.
- Aides technologist in transferring and moving of patients on and off stretchers, wheelchairs, procedure tables. Follows universal precautions during patient contact.
- May assist and monitor patients in IP holding, MRI and Nuclear Medicine department as required.
- May assist speech pathologist during Modified Barium Swallow studies and operate CD player as required.
- Assists in non-technical related duties such as: Transports equipment, specimens and supplies. Documentation of daily log as required by site. Assist with patient care as needed. Assist with room turnover. Stock supplies, linen and dispose of soiled linen. Responsible for the cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining the stretchers and wheelchairs within the department.
- May assist with the cleaning of the department refrigerators as needed.
- May assist with ordering supplies as needed.
- May assist using image transferring software, upload and transfer images to discs for patients.
- Responsible for proper use and storage of oxygen tanks.
- Maintains patient comfort while in the department and during transport. Demonstrates safe, quality patient care.
- Required to maintain a quiet professional atmosphere and exhibit a professional image through appearance and mannerisms.
- Capable of providing adequate and prompt information to all through the use of good interpersonal and communication skills. Must be willing to provide assistance to any individual regardless of age or special needs.
- Must be willing to work independently or assist co-workers and technologist with exams as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Education / Training:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Work Experience:
- Previous experience in patient care related field preferred.
- Certification, Licensure, Registration:
- None
- Other Qualifications:
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Life Support Certification for Healthcare Providers at hire through the American Heart Association and/or American Red Cross
- Working knowledge of EPIC and other hospital programs.
- Good communication skills.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Physical Effort:
- Position requires ability to frequently push/pull up to 30 lb. objects with assistance of others; occasionally requires ability to lift objects more than 50 lbs. with assistance; and frequently lift up to 40 lbs.
- Position requires employee to constantly perform simple motor skills such as standing, walking and simple manipulative skills such as writing. Position requires employee to frequently perform moderately difficult manipulative skills such as positioning patients.
- Position requires employee to constantly perform gross body coordination. Frequently perform tasks which require hand-eye coordination such as collecting of specimens for transport to lab and tasks which require arm-hand steadiness.
- Position requires employee to constantly walk and stand; occasionally sit for prolonged periods; frequently bending such as when caring for a patient in bed.
- Position requires employee to constantly see objects far away as in driving and see close objects such as reading thermometers.
- Position requires employee to constantly be able to hear normal sounds with some background noise as in answering phone/intercom. Be able to distinguish sound as in equipment alarms.
Work Environment:
- Employee may be: frequently exposed to ionizing radiation. Potentially exposed to hazardous material such as blood, body tissues, or fluids, dust, toxins, cytotoxins, chemical hazardous materials, bodily injuries, loud and or unpleasant noises: seldom exposed to, high humidity, electrical hazards, or poisonous substances; fluctuations in temperature, grease, and oil.
BENEFITS
Beaumont offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.
- Generous paid time off, holidays and flexible scheduling
- Our employees receive special discounts on a wide range of products and services
- Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans
- Relocation assistance
- Generous retirement savings, disability insurance, identify theft protection and even home and auto insurance
- NEW On-demand pay program –Powered by Payactiv
ABOUT BEAUMONT
Beaumont offers you a world of opportunity throughout Southeast Michigan. With eight hospitals and 155 outpatient sites you’ll have a wide variety of practice settings to choose from. Beaumont has more nationally ranked hospitals in Michigan than any other health system.
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