Tech Extender Imaging

Location

Hiram, GA | United States

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Wellstar Paulding in Hiram, Georgia is seeking a FT Evening Shift Tech Extender Imaging

Shift: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 6:30 p.m.-7 a.m.

The Tech Extender Imaging functions under the direction of the Chief Technologists or Site Manager. Providing safe, age appropriate care to the patients in accordance with Policy and Procedures. Maintains good working relationships with managers, staff, physicians and their staff. Assist technologists and/or nurses with patient throughput, room turnover, performs patient advocate functions, and assists with supply and room stocking activities.

Core Responsibilites and Essential Functions

• Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
  * Knows the existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable.
  * Assists Chief Technologist with other duties as may be assigned.
  * Assists technologists, therapists and other in any other way required as appropriate
  * Assists with supply and room stocking activities.
  * Ensure that Supply Room and Clean/Soiled Utility Rooms are appropriately maintained
• Assists clinical staff when performing examinations.
  * Assist with observation of patient while in our care and waiting for next step of procedure
  * Provides for room turnover activities to facilitate patient throughput.
  * Able to start IV?s for contrast injections.
  * Helps maintain exam rooms with supplies and linens
  * Inventories paper forms and orders as needed
  * Follows procedure for transporting and disposing of dirty equipment.
  * Assists with other duties as assigned
  * Stocks rooms and rotates stock to avoid expiration of supplies
• Transportation of patients; Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs
  * Meets service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed
  * Utilizes the EMR transport module and timely enters applicable information.
  * Transports patients, along with necessary items (IV poles, O2 tanks, etc.).
  * Informs technologists of potential patient safety issues; fall risk precautions, infection control precautions and standard precautions.
  * Maintains standard precautions in all patient interactions
  * Assists in getting patients on and off the stretchers or beds as required
  * Assists with observation of patients while in the department
  * Performs patient advocate role for patients while in the department
  * Introduces self to patient and/or family upon entering room
  * Identifies patient using 2 identifiers
  * Explains where patient is going when transporting between departments
  * Performs appropriate hand-offs per protocol
  * Ensures confidentiality of patient information to remain compliant with HIPPA guidelines
  * Can verbalize their role in response to WellStar Emergency Plans

Required for All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

• High school graduate or equivalent Required

Required Minimum Experience

• Clinical Experience in a Healthcare Setting Required
• Medical Imaging experience preferred Preferred

Required Minimum Skills

• Demonstrates good communication skills and handwriting.
• Must obtain medical terminology training within twelve (12) months. The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStar?s ?Standards of Gold? and ?Values?).
• CPR certification.

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

• Basic Life Support Required
• BLS - Instructor Required
• BLS - Provisional Required

Additional Licenses and Certifications

We’d like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In return for your contributions, we’ll help you make the most of all life’s moments – on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy. We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our team members and our team members care for the community.

Make a difference in patients’ lives… and your own! Here, it’s more than healthcare – it’s CareerCare!

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