Imaging Technologist Extender

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Pay
• We offer competitive hourly pay with shift differential incentives.

Schedule & Incentives
• This role can offer a competitive relocation assistance package for eligible candidates
• A full ‑ time position with a Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Benefits program that includes PTO, mental health support, wellness rooms, concierge services and more
• Access to Wellstar’s CareerCare program for fully funded education and guided career progression

Job Summary
• The Imaging Technologist Extender functions under the direction of the Chief Technologists or Site Manager. Providing safe, age-appropriate care to the patients in accordance with Policy and Procedures. Maintains good working relationships with managers, staff, physicians and their staff. Assist technologists and/or nurses with patient throughput, room turnover, perform patient advocate functions, and assists with supply and room stocking activities.

Required Qualifications
Education
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience
• Clinical Experience in a Healthcare Setting

Certifications
• BLS (Basic Life Support) – American Heart Association

Core Responsibilities
• Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
• Knows the existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable
• Assists Chief Technologist with other duties as may be assigned.
• Assists technologists, therapists and other in any other way required as appropriate
• Assists with supply and room stocking activities.
• Ensure that Supply Room and Clean/Soiled Utility Rooms are appropriately maintained
• Assists clinical staff when performing examinations.
• Assist with observation of patient while in our care and waiting for next step of procedure
• Provides for room turnover activities to facilitate patient throughput.
• Able to start IVs for contrast injections.
• Helps maintain exam rooms with supplies and linens
• Inventories paper forms and orders as needed
• Follows procedure for transporting and disposing of dirty equipment.
• Assists with other duties as assigned
• Stocks rooms and rotates stock to avoid expiration of supplies
• Performs QC on POCT lab testing devices and documents results per policy after initial training, completes annual refresher training.
• Performs POCT prior to procedures when appropriate, after initial training and annual refresher training.
• Transportation of patients; Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs
• Meets service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed
• Utilizes the EMR transport module and timely enters applicable information.
• Transports patients, along with necessary items (IV poles, O2 tanks, etc.).
• Informs technologists of potential patient safety issues; fall risk precautions, infection
• control precautions and standard precautions.
• Maintains standard precautions in all patient interactions
• Assists in getting patients on and off the stretchers or beds as required
• Assists with observation of patients while in the department
• Performs patient advocate role for patients while in the department
• Introduces self to patient and/or family upon entering room
• Identifies patient using 2 identifiers
• Explains where patient is going when transporting between departments
• Performs appropriate hand-offs per protocol
• Ensures confidentiality of patient information to remain compliant with HIPPA guidelines
• Can verbalize their role in response to WellStar Emergency Plans

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia and start a future that gives you more.
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.