locationsPaulding Hospital time typePart time posted onPosted 5 Days Ago job requisition idJR-43233
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.
OverviewFunctions 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, performs patient advocate functions, and assists with supply and room stocking activities.
ResponsibilitiesCore Responsibilites and Essential Functions
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 IV's 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
Required for All Jobs
Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
QualificationsRequired Minimum Education
High school diploma High school graduate or equivalent Required
Required Minimum Experience
Clinical Experience in a Healthcare Setting. Required Medical Imaging experience preferred Preferred
Required Minimum Skills
Demonstrates good communication skills and handwriting. Must obtain medical terminology training within twelve (12) months. The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStar's "Standards of Gold" and "Values"). CPR certification.
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
Basic Life Support Required
Additional Licenses and Certifications
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About Wellstar
At Wellstar, people are at the center of everything we do and every decision we make. As a not-for-profit organization, we have made a generational commitment to transform healthcare for all. We work to ensure every person has access to personalized care that helps them spend more time being a person, rather than a patient. That s what we mean when we say we re more than healthcare we re PeopleCare.
Wellstar is nationally recognized for our inclusive culture, exceptional doctors and team members, and personal, high-quality care. We thoughtfully reinvest in prevention, wellness programs and charity care, and provide access to compassionate, world-class care through our expansive system of 11 hospitals, 329 medical office locations, 11 cancer centers, 91 rehabilitation centers, 35 imaging centers, 20 urgent care locations, five health parks, three hospice facilities and two retirement villages. To learn more about how we care for the communities we serve, visit wellstar.org.
Mission, Vision and Values
- Our Mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
- Our Vision is to deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.
- Our Values are to serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice.
Coverage at a Glance
When we say we serve the community, we mean it. Wellstar medical centers, health parks, medical offices and other facilities are conveniently located across the state of Georgia.
- 11 hospitals
- 2,729 licensed beds
- 5 health parks
- 20 urgent care locations
- 329+ medical offices
- 11 cancer centers
- 91 rehabilitation centers
- 35 imaging centers
- 3 hospice facilities
- 2 retirement villages
- 9 pediatric centers
- 11 sleep labs
- 7 wound care centers
- 10 counties offering home health services
With more than 1 million patient visits in 2023, the Wellstar Health Parks in East Cobb, Acworth, Avalon, Cherokee and Vinings provided patients with seamless care and convenient access to primary care, specialists, outpatient procedures, pharmacy, urgent care, physical therapy and imaging all at a single location. It s part of our commitment to offer access to quality healthcare at the right time and place for our patients.