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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday, Weekends - No Weekends Required

Scheduled Hours:

7-1530, 730-1600, 930-1800

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

10020 - 3561 Radiology Short Stay

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the direction of the appropriate licensed clinician and in keeping with unit specific standards, provides patient care to meet the personal needs and comfort of patients, and assists members of the health care team.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Provides patient care including escorts patient to examination rooms, takes and records vital signs, collects and documents patient health status, history, and documents and monitors patient progress following standard procedures.  Assists physician and others in clinical procedures as required or directed.  
2. As an integral member of the patient care team, serves both internal and external customers including patients, nurses, physicians and other colleagues who support the delivery of care and services.
3. Provides clear, timely communication to the appropriate licensed clinician regarding observations and changes seen in patient.  
4. Assists in moving, lifting, positioning and transporting patients by utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed, and following the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.  Utilizes proper safety techniques and body mechanic in all work-related activities.
5. Performs EKG’s, phlebotomy, performs Point of Care (POC) tests, according to hospital standards.  Collects, labels and prepares specimens for transport to lab.  Performs selected unit specific procedures such as checking status of unit equipment, cleaning equipment between patients and proper storage of supplies.
6. Sets up/prepares rooms based on patient care requirements.  Assists appropriate licensed clinician in performing routine physical examinations by preparing patient equipment and supplies.  May assist physician, nurse or others with clinical procedures such as, but not limited to lumbar puncture, pelvic examinations, and/or dressing changes.  Assists in the setup, maintenance, disassembly and cleaning of patient equipment.  
7. Cleans, sterilizes and repackages instruments and scopes as assigned.  Has required skills to operate the sterilization/cleaning systems as necessary.  
8. Assists with patient admissions, transfers and discharge procedures. 
9. Maintains assigned office and/or clinical supplies.  Assures accurate inventory of supplies based on approved levels.  Rotates stock as required.  Initiates requisitions for re-supply or special items.  Follows up with personnel outside the medical office to expedite timely action and alleviate or report delays as appropriate.
10. Utilizes a variety of electronic informational and patient care systems.  
11. Follows procedures for arriving patients and scheduling appointments.
12. Maintains logs, organizes patient care chart, and/or maintains medical records.  May data enter or retrieve medical information from the electronic medical record systems
13. Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
14. Complies with Medical Center, Nursing Department, Ambulatory and clinic based policies, procedures, and guidelines.
15. Attends staff meetings and in-service programs as required or directed.  Keeps current with hospital and clinic changes by reading communication boards and/or books, bulletin boards, posted notices and reads and responds to UMMHC e mails on a regular basis.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmenta