Limited Casual MRI CT Tech Assistant

UPMC Jameson is hiring a Limited Casual MRI/CT Tech Assistant to support our CT department. This position will require 16 hours of availability monthly. This role will require one weekend shift of availability monthly.

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.