Health Technician; Radiology

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Health Technician (Radiology)

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Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Multi-functional position that provides direct patient care during the exam process and is instrumental in assisting staff radiologists, diagnostic radiology technologists and medical instrument technologists in the performance of their duties.
• Provides direct patient care by monitoring the health of the patient during their stay in Imaging Service and managing inpatient processed and prepared for exams.
• Responsible for assisting the radiologist and technologists in performing complex imaging exams, especially during biopsy procedures and all invasive procedures. May be required to assemble or help assemble equipment to be used during various imaging procedures using sterile technique when necessary.
• Employee will work with all modalities: mammography, CT, MRI, Diagnostic Ultrasound, special procedures and general radiology sections. Must be multi-faceted in knowledge and procedures of each modality to ensure appropriate level of care is administered. Will work in multiple locations throughout Imaging Service. Must be knowledgeable in equipment terminology, contrast (drug) terminology and supply terminology.
• Responsible for escorting patients throughout the Imaging Service and transporting patients to and from wards when necessary. Escorts patients from the Imaging Service waiting room to a dressing area and, if necessary, helps patients get appropriately dressed for their procedure. Assists patients in getting on and off examination tables if required. If necessary, assists patients to a bathroom following their examination.
  
  Helps clean patients in the event of spills and assists patients with changing gowns. Assists the X-ray, Ultrasound, CT, or MRI technologists in cleaning and disinfecting x-ray tables and other equipment after patient use. Assists in monitoring wheelchair and litter bound patients and helps ensure these patient's needs are met while in the Imaging Service.
• The incumbent informs patients of pre-examination procedures and/or requirements such as NPO, latest period timeframe to take medications or to commence medication(s), proper bowel preparation as ordered, take detailed and complete physical and medical histories on patients as directed. Sets up patients for treatment or tests that may include, but limited to, bloodwork or starting IV. Directs or assists patients to imaging exam room, monitors patients when technologist leaves the exam room.
• For safe practices, while working in the MRI section, will always be present due to the magnetic field in the MRI suite. Will complete their yearly training requirement on Level 1 MRI Safety Training. Must be ready at all times to prevent an untoward event while the patient is in the scanning room.
• Performs a variety of clerical and administrative activities including, but not limited to, picking up supplies as needed, retrieval of mammography film jackets from and filing of film jackets to the department film library, preparing appointment/ exam instruction letters for mailing, faxing release of information forms to other medical facilities, filing paper reports in proper film jackets, recognizing and giving priority handling to all emergency patient needs, separating and packaging x-ray films to be sent to the Federal Records Center, if necessary, and rotating current and previous years film files.
  
  May be required to receive and register patients. May be required to digitize hard copy films into the CTVHCS Picture Archival and Communication System (PACS).

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 0700 - 1530

Position Description Title/PD#:
Health Technician (Radiology)/ PD04230A

Physical Requirements:

The work requires long periods of standing and walking and recurrent transferring of patients. Lifting of totally incapacitated patients is done only with the help of other employees, or with patient-moving equipment. There is some bending, lifting and carrying of moderately heavy items such as cassettes and film jackets. Clerical portion of incumbent's work is a combination of sedentary and frequent walking throughout the hospital and outlying buildings.

Standing, stooping and bending is required.