Radiologic Technologist (Rad Tech) - Intern
- Entity: Peoria Service Area
- Job Category: Allied Health
- Employment Type: PRN - As Needed
- Job ID: 43297
- Experience Required: None
- Education Required: Not Indicated
- Shift: Evening
- Location: Pekin, IL
- Usual Schedule: 4p-9p M-F/ 1030a-6pm Sat/Sun
- On Call Requirements: no
- Work Location: Pekin Hospital
- Holiday Requirements: no
Position Summary:
THIS IS A STUDENT POSITION - CANDIDATE MUST BE ENROLLED IN A RADIOLOGY PROGRAM
Assists the radiologic technologist in performing basic direct and indirect patient care according to the medical center policies and procedures ensuring quality patient care.
Qualifications:
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position
- Work may occasionally require travel to other Carle Health facilities
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Basic reading, writing, oral English skills; Accountability; Multicultural sensitivity; Customer/patient focused; Basic computer knowledge; Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions; Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker; Interaction with a wide variety of people; Maintain confidential information; Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information; Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor.
Essential Functions:
- Clinical Excellence: Assists the technologist in performing basic patient care according to medical center policies and procedures to ensure quality patient care of assigned patients of all ages. Demonstrates knowledge of patient care, comfort and safety procedures. Demonstrates knowledge of moving, lifting, transferring and ambulating patients using standard safety practices (or proper body mechanics). Demonstrates knowledge of paperwork processes. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
- Departmental Support: Performs department maintenance duties/errands upon request to help ensure a clean, efficient department. Uses time, supplies and other resources productively. Performs support functions of the medical imaging department to ensure patient expectations and needs are met. Participates in assigned maintenance tasks such as cleaning equipment. Assists in stocking necessary room supplies. Assists assigned area with errands as requested. Transports paperwork internally between work areas. Prioritizes messages and work in an efficient consistent manner. Assists others in assignment completion. Relays information in an accurate manner to correct individual. Uses maintenance services efficiently by promptly reporting unsafe equipment or risky situations. Promptly processes images and paperwork to ensure timely turnaround. Assists physicians and other hospital personnel in locating images for review in PACS. Able to access and print reports from the RIS system.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.
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