Overview

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Radiology Assistant to join our MRI department at our M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.

The Assistant-Radiology supports the Imaging Department. Assists Technologist in day to day functions. Insure patient exams have clear signed orders prior to scheduling. Works closely with other departments (Emergency Department, Med Surg/ICU, OB, Clinics, etc.) with miscellaneous tasks and services to provide best practices and top service to our internal and external customers.

Schedule : This position will be working 0.5 FTE (40 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hours on the day/evening/night shift including an every other weekend rotation.

Benefits : This position is eligible for AFSCME benefits.

About Fairview

Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.

Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.

Responsibilities Job Description

Patient care

• Assists the technologist in the preparation of patient for radiology procedures as needed

• Insures patient safety and emergency preparedness

• Documents patient information

• Assists Technologist in the Imaging modalities area as needed with scheduling, checking in and patient care needs

• Pre-Schedules patients in the Imaging modalities area

• Provides support in confirmation of patient demographics and insurance verification processes

Imaging archival duties

• Imports outside imaging to electronic medical record

• Burns CD’s for Providers and patients as needed

• Retrieves/ films from film library

• Scans hard-copy paper documents to the patient’s medical record as needed. Performs outbound calls from the Imaging work queue, to assist in scheduling pending exams. Practices proper identification of all patient information

Rooms and supplies

• Assists in the cleaning, maintenance, stocking and preparation of rooms Insures that supplies are ordered and maintained

• Adheres to radiology polices and infection control standards

Radiology Information System

• Navigates PACS, EMR and Radiant with ease

• Schedules/Checks in/arrives patients for their imaging appointments

• Utilizes Imaging Work Queue

• Burning / Importing of CD’s and scans documents into the EMR

• Sends and retrieves information throughout the hospital

• Assists with daily application and system needs as necessary

Acts as a patient care representative

• Greets and prepares patients for imaging exams

• Aids patients with completing pre-contrast CT and pre-MRI Safety questionnaires

• Assists in positioning patients for Radiological Examinations

• Transports imaging patients occasionally as needed for efficiency purposes

• Prepares contrast for examinations

Qualifications

Preferred:

Radiology Technology student or Imaging experience in specific modality, or Nursing Assistant

Radiation Safety trained

Level II MRI trained

Medical terminology

EEO Statement

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status