IR Radiology Aide

The Stamford Hospital • Stamford, CT

346d

About The Position

Stamford Health is looking for a Radiology Tech Aide to join the team! This is a full-time role 37.50 hrs. per week. The Radiology Tech Aide assists the technologist(s) by providing support with the patient preparation for exam, transporting, clerical/data entry, screening, room readiness, assist during procedures and assisting with diagnostic cases. The aide ensures patient privacy and excellent customer service and can multi-task and address issues independently, as necessary.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or equivalent required.
• One year of Radiology department experience highly preferred.
• Maintains current BLS certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, their family members, physicians, and other health care workers.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal professional relationships with physicians, management, peers, patients, and their families.
• Must convey a positive attitude and present a professional appearance.
• Must have effective communication (both oral and written) skills sufficient to resolve conflicts, and relay information concisely to staff, patients, and other hospital personnel.
• Must have sufficient organizational skills.
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills, including the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity when resolving issues and conflict.
• Demonstrate initiative and the ability to work independently.
• Demonstrate the ability and flexibility to effectively handle challenging and stressful situations and to balance and shift multiple priorities.
• Must have the ability to adapt to frequent interruptions and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have interpersonal skills sufficient to interact effectively with patients who may be under physical and/or emotional stress.
• Must have the ability to handle sensitive and confidential patient information.

Responsibilities

• Respects and protects the patient's rights to confidentiality and privacy and discloses information only for professional purposes which are in the patient's best interests with full consideration of their legal rights.
• Provides safe patient care by verifying patient identification according to established policy and assures the presence of any screening forms, scripts and all laboratory reports indicated.
• Facilitates workflow for all out-patient radiology modalities.
• Knowledge of and performs specific tasks in various systems including MEDITECH, SYNAPSE, MAGVIEW, HOLOGIC, SCI SOLUTIONS, and HPF.
• Upload outside imaging and reports into the PACS system.
• Retrieve prior images from the manager system.
• Provides negative results to patients for same day breast imaging results and documents accordingly.
• Shows diagnostic mammograms to radiologist and communicates with technologist about any additional imaging needed.
• Assists with patient and room readiness, including patient dressing, restroom needs, and ensuring clean and stocked patient care areas.
• Cross covers Out-Patient Cat Scan and MRI when needed.
• Assist patients with changing into gowns, escort patients to bathroom if needed.
• Check logbooks daily.
• Preparing packets for next day's procedures.
• Transport patients to the OR as needed.
• Order forms as needed.
• Knowledgeable of all radiation safety guidelines and in use of equipment and supplies necessary to prepare for each procedure.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings, in-service education opportunities and participates in continuing education programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED