Job Detail
Job Title:Diagnostic Imaging Assistant
Department:Radiology
Location:Farmington
FTE%:0.4
Shift3rd
Search #:2022-1470
Closing Date:
Recruiter:Manson, Kia
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This position is in Salary group FK-07; click here to review the current 1199 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, 40% Diagnostic Imaging Assistant to the Radiology Department. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for patient experience, we want to hear from you. This position is at the Musculoskeletal Institute located in Farmington, CT.
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At UConn Health, this classification is accountable for performing a full range of basic tasks in clinical patient care support, MRI/CT Unit readiness and clerical tasks. Â
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Maintains smooth and efficient work flow in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or CT Scan 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 patient communication in a professional manner and appropriate to patient age, condition and cultural needs
Answers phones and handles calls as appropriate
Prepares the Imaging Unit to perform scans to include changing of MRI 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 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
 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
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
Ability to use computers and/or equipment technology such as Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)
Interpersonal skills
Oral and written communication skills
 EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
General Experience:
One (1) year of radiology technical assistance to include patient support care.
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Substitution Allowed:
A combination of education and experience that provides the ability and knowledge to perform the above duties may be substituted for the General Experience.Â
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. Imbedded 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.
 WORKING CONDITIONS:
Incumbents in this class are subject to long periods of standing and must be able to lift a coil weighing approximately 35 lbs
Considerable effort may be required in assisting and/or lifting patients
There may be exposure to infectious or communicable diseases and chemical cleaning agents
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SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Initially works under the close supervision of an Imaging Technologist or an employee of a higher grade and works more independently with acquired experience.
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SCHEDULE: 3rd shift every weekend, 11:00 p.m. â 7:00 a.m.; Friday into Saturday and Saturday into Sunday
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BASE HOURLY RATE: $17.80
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This position is eligible for both Weekend and Shift Differentials in accordance with the New England Health Care Employees Union District 1199 collective bargaining agreement.Â
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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. Â
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