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-07; click here to review the current CL Pay Plan
Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation. These are the values that define UConn Health, and we are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a part-time Diagnostic Imaging Assistant to our Radiology department. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for customer and patient experience, we want to hear from you.
At UConn Health, this class is accountable for performing a full range of basic tasks in clinical patient care support, MRI Unit readiness and clerical tasks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

Knowledge of medical assisting practices; knowledge of relevant policies and procedures; knowledge of relevant State and Joint Commission regulations; knowledge of patient safety goals; basic interpersonal skills; basic 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; including transportation of patients throughout the hospital.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

• 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 to manage 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 and equipment;
• Checks equipment and reports those which are malfunctioning;
• Prepares patients by conducting an interview and records information;
• Prepares and assists patients 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.