Radiology Tech Assistant - FT Varies - DHR Rad

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: Exempt Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Radiology Tech Assistant functions under the supervision of a registered technologist. This position will assist the tech with performing general patient care and administrative/clerical duties that assists in the delivery of primary health care and patient care management under the direction of a physician. These duties are delegated in relation to the individual’s degree of training, in accordance with the objectives and policies of the organization and respective state laws governing such action and activities. Responsible to work with patients in clinic operations as directed by the Supervisor or Tech.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :

• • High school diploma/GED required.
  • Medical Assistant or CNA certificate from an accredited school preferred.
  • Phlebotomy certificate from an accredited school preferred.
  • Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
  • Willingness to be crossed trained to other areas.
  • Organizational skills is necessary
  • Good written and verbal communication skills required.
  • Bilingual – English/Spanish - preferred
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of staff and physicians

  JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :

  • One (1) year minimum experience in a healthcare setting as an MA or CNA.
  • Phlebotomy training preferred.
  • IV starting skills preferred.
  • Must have excellent customer service skills.
  • Critical thinking skills and the ability to deal with difficult people, required.
  • Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
  • Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office, Internet, etc.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

• Responsible for answering modality phone extensions and directing calls where needed.
• Obtains prior imaging, imaging reports, biopsy pathology reports, and prepare all forms necessary for ordered exam.
• Review modality schedule(s) and make corrections as needed.
• Completes all pre-procedure documentation and lab work necessary for ordered exam.
• Prepare exam rooms, keeping the rooms neat, clean and well stocked with needed supplies.
• Prepare and position patients for the technologist and/or physician in exam room.
• Able to start IV’s on all patients.
• Responsible for keeping inventory well stocked and ordering supplies, as needed.
• Willingness to be crossed trained to other areas, as needed.
• Transport patients to and from the imaging room.
Other duties as assigned.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :

(Chain-of-command)

1. Radiology Manager 2. Assistant Director of Radiology 3. Director of Radiology

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC :

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA) :

A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately.