Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
The primary
responsibility of the Hospital Assistant II is to assist technologists in the outpatient
imaging centers. You will assist the technologist with patient
preparation duties including but not limited to: MRI safety screening, room
preparation, education and patient set up, moving patients on and off the
examination tables, work-flow, stocking, obtaining supplies, and ensuring the
safe and timely transport of patients. The Hospital Assistant will also assist with
worklist workflow management, utilizing the Radiology Information System and
the Hospital Information System (HIS) in the verification of image data
archival via PACS while maintaining a clean, safe and well-stocked work
environment.
Salary Range: $26.79 – $35.36/Hourly
Qualifications
Job requirements:
1. BLS from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
2. Ability to
accept and carry out oral and written instructions accurately.
3. Skill in
performing all daily tasks independently, while working as part of a team,
within a demanding environment.
4. Skill in
employing independent decision making while performing various job functions.
5. Ability to
promote team ownership of a project and avoid personal control.
6. Ability to
prioritize work, handling multiple tasks to completion, within time allotted.
Ability to meet deadlines.
7. Ability to
show attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness.
8. Ability to
establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of
staff.
9. Excellent
interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and diplomatically with
patients, visitors, hospital staff, physicians, scientists and other outside
departments
both in person and over the telephone.
10.
Communication skills both verbal and written with persons of various social,
cultural, economic and educational backgrounds in order to obtain necessary
information
accurately.
11. Skill in
speaking clearly and distinctly in English, using appropriate vocabulary and
grammar. Skill in providing a language interpreter if appropriate
12. Skill in reading documents written in
standard English, including (but not limited to) requisitions, medical
documents, policy and procedure manuals, technical procedure manuals,
operator manuals, equipment manuals and other written instructions
13. Ability to respond efficiently to
expressed needs of referring services, physicians and patients
14. Ability to be courteous, compassionate
and professional in any given situation, particularly with patients or
visitors who are anxious and agitated
15. Excellent skill in performing under
stress of frequent interruptions and /or distractions.
16. Ability to respond appropriately to
emergency situations.
17. Understands the requirement of EMTALA
(Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act).
18. Ability to identify and recognize
contraindications for exams (Radiology Only)
19. Ability to be flexible with working
hours given adequate notice.
20. Demonstrates consistent professional
appearance.
21. Basic typing skills to input various
data into RIS and Hospital information systems.