MRI Imaging Patient Assistant

Department:

36311 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - MRI

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:30 PM–6:00 AM, with occasional flexibility to support department coverage.

Pay Range

$18.85 - $28.30

Join our MRI team at St. Luke’s Medical Center as a 3rd Shift Imaging Patient Assistant!

Schedule:
Monday–Friday, 9:30 PM – 6:00 AM, with occasional flexibility to support department coverage, including weekend and holiday rotation.

What We Offer:

• 3rd shift differential pay
• Benefits starting on your first day
• Tuition reimbursement to support your growth and development

This is a great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, patient-focused imaging team in a fast-paced environment.

Major Responsibilities:

Assists patient in preparation for exam, provides basic instruction to patients regarding routine procedures, transports patients between exam rooms/departments and escorts patients, families, and visitors if department needs require.   

Uses radiology computer systems to generate requisitions, check schedules, and obtain pertinent patient information as needed. 

Organizes and prepares exam rooms and work areas, including cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment, based on department need.  

Greets patients and visitors and responds to routine requests for information, reports or film loans. Promptly answers telephone, screens calls, schedules patient appointments, and takes messages, if department needs require.  

Acts as a liaison between ordering physician, radiologist, and technologist.  

Provides radiology reports and/or radiographic images to staff, physicians, patients and/or family upon request. Files, retrieves, and releases health information records and films. Compiles film jackets/discs and completes required forms/documentation.  

Documents requested information and promptly communicates observations, concerns, and needs of the patient with physicians and other members of the health care team. 

Completes routine maintenance and quality monitoring of imaging equipment using appropriate technique when cleaning, sterilizing and caring for instruments and other equipment, based on department need. 

Assists with the screening and documentation of MRI implants based on department need.  

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards 

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Requir