• MRI Tech Assistant

    UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)


    Join Our Team at UPMC Presbyterian!

     

    UPMC Presbyterian is seeking a full-time MRI Tech Assistant to join our dynamic MRI team! This role offers an excellent opportunity to grow your skills and be part of a fast-paced, patient-focused environment.

    Position Details:

    + Schedule: Three 13-hour shifts per week

    + Shifts: 6:30am - 8pm

    + Weekend/Holiday Rotation: Every other weekend and holidays required

     

    As an MRI Tech Assistant, you'll play a vital role in supporting high-quality imaging services and enhancing the patient experience. If you're motivated to advance your career and make a real impact in healthcare, apply today!

    Responsibilities:

    + Meets patients as they arrive to department.

    + Assists with paperwork preparation and documentation.

    + Answers phone calls regarding scheduling, questions and patient history.

    + Escorts patients to dressing areas and assists the patient as needed.

    + Conducts MRI screening according to established procedures to ensure safe scanning and entrance into the MRI scan room and provides completed screening form to technologist for review.

    + Assists with lifting and transferring patients to and from exam tables as needed.

    + Establishes IV access (e.g. for contrast administration) according to established procedures.

    + Assists technologist in the preparation of oral contrast for patients and provides patient instructions as needed under the direction of the technologist in alignment with existing department guidelines.

    + Properly pads, positions, centers and aligns the patient and MRI coil for proper imaging of the body part according to established protocols under the technologist's direction.

    + Performs telemetry monitoring during exam as necessary if applicable to the business unit, provides patient care support as needed.

    + Provides discharge instructions as directed by the technologist.

    + Reports any equipment malfunctions to technologist and supervisor.

    + Assists in the performance of QC functions including all daily and weekly QC testing according to departmental guidelines.

    + Transport patients to and from the unit when required.

    + Clean and prepare exam room following established procedures.

    + High school diploma or equivalent.

    + At least one-year of previous healthcare experience.

    + Medical terminology and recent medical/imaging office experience preferred.

    + IV insertion experience preferred. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

    + CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

    + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

    + Act 34

     

    UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran