Overview

Radiology Aide 

• Location; Beloit WI
• Pay Range: $15.91 - $ 23.87
• Shift: 10 hour shifts 5p-3a
• Hours: 40 hours per week

Shift differential for qualifying shifts (PM shift 15% of base pay, up to $4.50 per hour / Night shift 20% of base pay, up to $6.00/hour) 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan with a competitive matching contribution and paid time off.  Mercyhealth offers several education assistance programs to support employees in their career advancement.  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

 

ESSENTIAL 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.

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or equivalent; one to three months related experience and/or training preferred.

 

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Approved CPR or BLS certification within 90 days.

 

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL 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.

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or equivalent; one to three months related experience and/or training preferred.

 

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Approved CPR or BLS certification within 90 days.

SKILLS AND ABILITIESKnowledge 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 SKILLSAbility 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 SKILLSAbility 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 ABILITYAbility 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 SKILLSTo perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software: Payroll systems and Word Processing software.SPECIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The 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 SUPERVISION

N/A

SUPERVISES

N/A