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Form of workProvide critical support for multiple modalities in Radiology at Lexington Medical Center. Help enhance the workflow as a Radiology Assistant and bring excellence to patient care.
SCHEDULE:
7pm to 5am, Monday through Thursday
JOB SUMMARY:
Following completion of orientation, the Radiology Assistant is responsible for providing direct and indirect patient-care as well as being supportive of care given by the Radiology Department. Performs patient scheduling, transporting, clerical, and imaging processing functions.
Requirements Needed:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- One year experience with patients preferred.
Duties:
- Schedules procedures for all Radiology Services and communicates any schedule changes to appropriate personnel. Enters patient's information into computer accurately.
- Assesses patient for specific needs and performs patient care.
- Communicates and interacts with Radiologist and other physicians.
- Transports patients for Radiology Services. Checks inpatient transport card for nurse assessment of physical needs and seeks assistance if needed.
- Identifies self, identifies patient, explains where the patient is to be taken and for what procedure. Ensures patients comfort during transport. Returns patient and chart to room after procedure.
- Processes, copies, and files films. Develops all exposed radiographic films in a timely and efficient manner. Prepares originals or copies films that are sent to physician's offices, documents information accurately and places in appropriate location for pick up. Files films after the all the reports have been placed in folder. Files all returned films.
- Provides patient and family education. Keeps patient informed while waiting before, during and after procedure(s). Provides education material to patient and family members.
- Utilizes Radiology Information System appropriately. Follows established procedure to sign on and off RIS to insure desired security.
- Clerical duties and documentation of information. Accurately and promptly documents in a legible manner. Maintains patient folders and reports. Can operate copiers and fax machines.
- Maintains a safe environment. Wears proper PPE. Reports all broken equipment and places equipment out of service. Follows procedures per Radiology policy with knowledge and compliance with all age specific limitations as outlined.
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.
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