What are the responsibilities and job description for the MRI CT Tech Assistant - UPMC McKeesport position at UPMC?
UPMC McKeesport is currently hiring a fulltime Imaging Tech Assistant to join our team!
Have you always wanted to get your healthcare career started? Are you interested in a position that offers terrific benefits and opportunities to grow? Do you enjoy working "hands on" in a team environment? Then you may be a perfect fit for a role supporting our MRI/CT Departments with UPMC!
UPMC McKeesport is currently hiring a regular, fulltime MRI/CT Tech Assistant to work rotating shifts – Monday thru Friday. Scheduled shifts may be 8, 10, or 12 hours based on the department needs. The position will also have rotating weekend (Saturday daylight) responsibility.
UPMC offers a competitive benefits package and an opportunity to continue to grow professionally from both a technical and managerial standpoint.
Apply to see where your career can go!
Purpose:
To support staff technologists and other departmental staff in the daily provision of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and CT services. Under the direct supervisor of the certified technologist at all times, assists and supports the provision of MRI and CT services to our patients.
Responsibilities:
- Meets patients as they arrive to department. Assists with paperwork preparation and documentation. Answers phone calls regarding scheduling, questions and patient history.
- Escorts patients to dressing areas and assists the patient as needed.
- Conducts MRI screening according to established procedures to ensure safe scanning and entrance into the MRI scan room and provides completed screening form to technologist for review.
- Assists with lifting and transferring patients to and from exam tables as needed.
- Establishes IV access (e.g. for contrast administration) according to established procedures.
- Assists technologist in the preparation of oral contrast for patients and provides patient instructions as needed under the direction of the technologist in alignment with existing department guidelines.
- Properly pads, positions, centers and aligns the patient and MRI coil or CT table for proper imaging of the body part according to established protocols under the technologist's direction.
- Performs telemetry monitoring during exam as necessary if applicable to the business unit, provides patient care support as needed.
- Provides discharge instructions as directed by the technologist.
- Reports any equipment malfunctions to technologist and supervisor.
- Assists in the performance of QC functions including all daily and weekly QC testing according to departmental guidelines.
- Transport patients to and from the unit when required.
- Clean and prepare exam room following established procedures.
Salary : $18 - $27
