Patient Care Assistant

Description

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Summary:
Assists with prepping MRI patients/rooms, restocking supplies, safety inspections, patient transport, and patient related duties under the supervision of staff MRI Technologist.

Responsibilities:
1. Maintains safe environment and follows MR safety procedures to ensure the safety of patients, self and others.

2. Greets MRI patients in a prompt and courteous manner and verifies patient's identity.

3. Assists patients with changing into proper hospital issued attire and securing valuables.

4. Completes patient related duties according to the individual need of the patient with full consideration of the patient's safety needs.

5. Performs MRI safety screening with patient for MRI technologist review.

6. Support technologist in prepping the MRI room and patients for exam, helping patients on and off the exam table and escorting them back to the changing room and lobby.

7. Assemble and disassemble various MRI table coils/attachments for various MRI procedures.

8. Positions patient's safely on the MRI table under the direct supervision of MRI technologist. 9. Cleans MRI rooms, MRI equipment and accessories, and surroundings. Uses appropriate cleaning solutions according to the level of disinfection required.
10. Restocks supply closets/carts including blanket warmer.

11. Performs MR safety inspections as assigned and report any deficiencies to supervisor/manager.
12. Assists with answering phones, intercom, and other duties as necessary.

13. Assist with transport of patients to and from MRI upon request to ensure patients arrival in a timely manner.

14. Other duties as assigned by supervisor/manager.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* None required as long as other position qualifications are met.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* BCLS required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Six months related experience is preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, interpret and communicate clinical information, technical procedures, and health care issues. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from adult learners. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to implement critical thinking.

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH MRI Scatliff

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$17.43 - $24.05 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.