CT/MRI Scan Technician Assistant

                    

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

                        

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

                                    

Job Title

CT/MRI Scan Technician Assistant

                        

Location

Garfield Hts

                    

Facility

Marymount Sports Health Center

                     

Department

Regional Radiology-Diagnostics Institute

                      

Job Code

C1131E

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:30am-4:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. You will work alongside dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    

 

CT Scan Technologist Assistants continually interact with technical staff, nurses, unit secretaries, patients, visitors, and physicians. This position requires caregivers to have knowledge of sterile and non-sterile techniques involved in all aspects of the CT/MRI department operations including dispensing of department stock, stocking rooms daily, preparing oral contrast and exam data entry. 

 

A caregiver in this position works days, from 7:30am—4:00pm.  

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Assure rooms are set up properly before beginning of procedure. 

• Clean rooms promptly post-procedure. 

• Assure patient modesty and comfort, assist patients with changing, answer call lights as appropriate and report any change in patient's condition or behavior. 

• Assure patient is discharged to appropriate destination. 

• Check proper identification of patient per policy and create patient identification bands. 

• Schedule scans and watch queue. 

• Verify physician exam order, look at needs of patient and initiate communication and inpatient flow. 

• Document patient history, conditions and any other pertinent information on requisition/history sheet and ensure all data is entered into the computer on day of exam, including nonprocedural changes, additional exams, and order revision. 

• Acquire, archive, transmit and print images via PACS, when applicable knowledge in after-hours transmission of images and appropriate paperwork immediately reporting any malfunctions to Help Desk and PACS Administrator. 

• Follow Radiation/MRI Safety Guidelines.  

• Operate all equipment properly and with care. 

• Maintain ethical and professional relationships with all customers, demonstrating cooperative efforts with coworkers and the ability to accept constructive criticism. 

• Assess the patient's readiness and need for learning, considering all aspects of diversity and inclusion. 

• Determine the best methodology to deliver education and receive verbal feedback or return demonstration to validate learning. 

• Provide verbal and/or written instructions for tests/procedures, diagnoses, and discharge when appro