Radiology Aide
- Janesville, WI
- Temporary
- Full-time
- PRN
- Location; Janesville, WI
- Janesville Hospital and Trauma Center
ResponsibilitiesEssential Duties and Responsibilities
- Determines patient name and DOB, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data, following written or oral instructions.
- Directs or escorts incoming patients from designated areas.
- Cares for patient's belongings accompanying patient.
- Assists patient in walking to prevent accidents by falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient with wheelchair or cart.
- Transports patient, alone or with assistance, in bed, patient cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within facility during patient stay.
- Uses Epic to check in patients
- Delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
- Utilizes appropriate scripting, barriers and patient identifiers.
- Maintains, cleans all transport equipment.
- Checks O2 tanks to ensure they are operational, removes tanks when they are at 10%or lower to be filled.
- Assists in reception by answering phones, greeting and registering patients for imaging exams. Preparing images to be sent to other facilities. Importing CD and VPN images into PACS.
- Uses patient identifiers.
- Observes and follows all universal precautions and infection control techniques.
- Works with unit staff to assist patient upon return from radiology exam.Disconnects patient telemetry, pulse oximeter and blood pressure cuff as needed before transporting patient and informs appropriate staff that the patient has been disconnected from monitoring equipment.
Knowledge of infection control, hand washing, barrier devices.
Demonstrate use of patient transport and lifting equipment, 02 equipment, infusion pumps, foley catheters, IV and all fluid lines, chest tubes and wound vacs.
Special need patient transport such as seizure watch and pediatrics.
Insure that patient transport equipment is maintained.
Assists technologists with setting up exams and patient positioning.Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software: Payroll systems and Word Processing software.Special Physical DemandsThe Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust.Level of SupervisionN/ASupervisesN/A
BenefitsMercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:· Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.· Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.· Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.· Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.· Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.· Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.