Radiology Assistant-Morristown Medical Center: Per Diem

Position Summary:

To provide excellent customer service and clinical services in accordance with Atlantic Health Pride Values. Provide support to the Imaging technologists to ensure optimal patient care and efficient departmental operations.    

Responsibilities include:

• Validate patient identity as per AHS universal protocol 2 patient identifiers.
• Provide transport to/from ED to imaging modalities via stretcher/ wheelchair/bed.
• Assist with positioning and transferring patients comfortably and safely on exam tables utilizing assistive devices i.e., ceiling lift, sliding board.
• Maintain infection prevention measures cleaning with hospital approved wipes as per instructions for use.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of modality workflows to ensure optimal patient care. Assist patients with toileting once deemed competent to perform.
• Perform scheduling and processing of ED patients and inpatient and outpatient orders in EPIC. (Site dependent once deemed competent to perform.)
• Complete ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations, i.e., specimen delivery to lab. 
• Promotes positive relations between self, team members, and radiologist.
• Understands, supports, promotes, and adheres to the Customer Service of extraordinary care and follows AHS policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate protection and safety for patients and team members as outlined in department protocols and regulatory guidelines pertaining to radiation safety. 
• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient, including pediatric, geriatric, and general population. 
• Must be flexible for department work schedule.  
• Completes annual educational requirements, includes but not limited to MRI safety.
• Ensure par levels are met and communicated to lead/ designee when supplies are low. Restock supplies, ensure expirations dates are within date of use.
• Perform other assigned or outlined duties of Radiology Assistant.

Required:

High School Graduate 
Training/Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association 

The ability to lift 50lbs 

Excellent interpersonal skills. Effective verbal and written skills. Basic proficiency with computer system

Preferred:

Minimum 1-2 years of experience preferred as a Radiology Assistant, or Nurse’s Assistant. 

Strong candidates with no previous experience will be considered and trained once onboarded. 

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for  the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years 
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business 

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology,  geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pu