Diagnostic Imaging Assistant

at  University of Connecticut

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.
This position is covered by the NP-6 Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current NP-6 Contract.
This position is in salary group FK-06; click here to review the current CL Pay Plan
Why UConn Health
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

• Knowledge of medical assisting practices;
• relevant policies and procedures;
• relevant State and Joint Commission regulations;
• patient safety goals;
• Skills
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to use computers and/or equipment technology such as Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

One (1) year of experience performing radiology technical assistance to include patient support care.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED:

A combination of education and experience that provides the ability and knowledge to perform the above duties may besubstituted for the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Incumbent must possess and retain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or Professional Rescuer CardiopulmonaryResuscitation (CPR) certification.
Candidates in this class must pass a screening for implanted metallic objects. Embedded ferromagnetic objects are not allowedin the MRI suite due to the best interest in the candidate’s personal safety. Example: Candidates who possess a pacemakercannot work in the MRI suite.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK):

At the University of Connecticut Health Center, Diagnostic Imaging & Therapeutic Services Department, Magnetic ResonanceImaging Unit (MRI) this class is accountable for performing a full range of basic tasks in clinical patient care support, MRI Unitreadiness and clerical tasks.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Maintains smooth and efficient workflow in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Unit to include patient care support,scanning room and equipment readiness and clerical tasks;
• Places phone calls to patients in advance of appointments to screen for metallic objects;
• Prints patient schedules and organizes patient files;
• Uses Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and Radiology Information System (RIS) computer systems tomanage the patient’s flow of electronic information;
• Scans paper documents into PACS;
• Assesses supply inventories and places orders;
• Cleans areas as assigned;
• Conducts patients communication in a professional manner and appropriate to patient age, condition and cultural needs;
• Answers phones and handles calls as appropriate;
• Prepares the MRI Unit to perform MRI scans to include changing of coils, placing clean linens on beds and other related tasks;
• Prepares scan rooms and work areas for general imaging services including stocking of rooms and carts with supplies andequipment;
• Checks equipment and reports those which are malfunctioning;
• Prepares patients by conducting an interview and records information;
• Prepares and assists patient to change garments for examination;
• Provides assistance to the patient to be positioned on the table for study;
• Assists the technologists with patient lifts;
• Performs related duties as required.