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MRI CT Tech Assistant

UPMC

Location
Onsite (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Employment
Full-time
Level
Entry Level
Posted 5 days ago

About the role

UPMC is a world-renowned nonprofit health care provider and insurer committed to delivering exceptional, people-centered care. This role supports MRI and CT technologists by assisting with patient care, screening, and equipment maintenance to ensure safe and efficient imaging services.

Skills

MRI screening CT services support IV access Patient transfer Medical terminology Telemetry monitoring Patient care Documentation Equipment maintenance Quality control testing Basic Life Support CPR

Full job details

To support staff technologists and other departmental staff in the daily provision of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and CT services. Under the direct supervisor of the certified technologist at all times, assists and supports the provision of MRI and CT services to our patients.

This position will work from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday and holiday rotations.  Will rotate to other offices as assigned.

Responsibilities:

  • Meets patients as they arrive at the department. Assists with paperwork preparation and documentation. Answers phone calls regarding scheduling, questions and patient history. 
  • Escorts patients to dressing areas and assists the patient as needed.  Conducts MRI screening according to established procedures to ensure safe scanning and entrance into the MRI scan room and provides completed screening form to technologist for review.  Assists with lifting and transferring patients to and from exam tables as needed. 
  • Establishes IV access (e.g. for contrast administration) according to established procedures.  Assists technologist in the preparation of oral contrast for patients and provides patient instructions as needed under the direction of the technologist in alignment with existing department guidelines.
  • Properly pads, positions, centers and aligns the patient and MRI coil or CT table for proper imaging of the body part according to established protocols under the technologist direction. 
  • Performs telemetry monitoring during exam as necessary if applicable to the business unit, provides patient care support as needed.  Provides discharge instructions as directed by the technologist. 
  • Reports any equipment malfunctions to technologist and supervisor.  Assists in the performance of QC functions including all daily and weekly QC testing according to departmental guidelines. 
  • Transport patients to and from the unit when required.  Clean and prepare exam room following established procedures.


  • High school diploma or equivalent. 
  • At least one-year of previous healthcare experience. 
  • Medical terminology and recent medical/imaging office experience preferred. 
  • IV insertion experience preferred. 

    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
    CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
     
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
  • Act 33 with renewal
  • Act 34 with renewal

  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

     

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran