Position Function: Technical Assistant functions under the direction of the Assistant Director of Diagnostic Imaging or the Diagnostic Imaging Manager and the direct preview of technologists in Diagnostic Imaging. The Technical Assistant supports diagnostic imaging technologists in performing exams on patients, helps to coordinate patient flow and related activities of the department.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Core Values: Service, Integrity, Compassion
Technical Excellence
Job Specifics
General Requirements
The following requirements are expected of all employees:
Core Values: Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, Service
Annual Health Screening with Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens Education
Safety Awareness: Hospital Fire, Safety, and Disaster Procedures
Confidentiality: Maintains Employee and Patient Confidentiality.
Leadership Standards:
Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential function of the position
Character: Attitude, Integrity, Role Modeling
Job Performance: Results Orientation, Customer Focus, Decision Making, Awareness
Interpersonal Skills: Communication, Relationship-building, Team Player, Celebration
Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking, Knowledge-Building/Sharing, Coaching/Empowering, System Vision & Management
Physical and Mental Requirements: Physical Standards and Abilities--Classified as medium work by the Dictionary of Occupational Titles:
May exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible (up to 10 pounds) force
constantly in order to move objects.
- Stands occasionally on linoleum flooring during a normal shift.
- Walks frequently from Radiology Dept. to MRI, CT, US, NM, OR, and other areas where imaging occurs.
- Lifts up to 50 lbs. laterally to and from waist level on an occasional basis.
- Pushes/pulls stretchers/equipment weighing up to 125 lbs. on an occasional basis.
- Carries up to 15 lbs. for distances of up to 50 ft. on a frequent basis.
- Frequent bending from higher to lower levels during normal shift.
- Reaches to heights of up to 2 ft. overhead occasionally.
- Ability to move rapidly in response to unpredictable emergencies that could happen one or more times per shift.
- Near-visual acuity with color perception in order to view computer screen, decipher fine print, and detect changes in patient's skin color and colors of medications and solutions.
- Auditory acuity - able to hear phone conversation, overhead pagers, alarms and call bells (i.e. IV pump alarm, bed check, respirator, fire alarm), heart and lung and bowel sounds (differentiating the quality of each), normal voice tones when not facing the individual, and able to hear as well as see blood pressure readings with accuracy.
- Ability to occasionally operate hand and foot controls on clinitron beds, stretchers, bed scales, wheelchairs, and patient lifts.
- Manual dexterity, digital sensitivity, and flexibility (i.e. ability to program equipment, check pulses and temperatures of patients, adjust flow rates, and utilize a keyboard).
- Good hand/eye coordination.
Possess good mental health; ability to work under pressure; ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form; must establish priorities amongsth the essential functions of the job and coordinate these functions with others; ability to speak, read, and write the English language.
Working Environment: Work is performed in a well-ventilated, clinical environment, with minimal radiation exposure hazards to include Nuclear Medicine. Works in a non-ferrous MRI zone, excluding pacemakers and other electronic devices.
Reporting Structure: Formal Reporting and Chain of Command - Reports to the Assistant Director of Diagnostic Imaging or Diagnostic Imaging Manager. In the absence of the immediate supervisor, reports to the Administrative Director of Diagnostic Imaging.
Informal Reporting and Relationships. Establishes and maintains working relationships within the department, with other departments, physicians, patients and the public.
Disclaimer: These essential job functions are requirements of the position which must be performed either with or without reasonable accommodation. The essential job function list is intended to be a guide rather than a limitation. The Chambersburg Hospital possesses the right to add new responsibilities to the list as business demands dictate. Some of the essential job functions may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat/significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.
By identifying essential job functions, we are in no way stating or implying that these required tasks are the only activities that are to be performed by the employee occupying this position. In addition, employees will also be expected to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties that are included in the job description. The preceding requirements represent only the minimum acceptable levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities that a job incumbent must possess; in order to perform the job successfully, the incumbent will possess additional aptitudes so as to perform the other duties that the job description entails.
Qualifications and Standards
Education: High School graduate required with course work in medical terminology, typing and computer use preferred. Currently enrolled or recent graduate in a Diagnostic Medical Imaging program preferred.
Experience: Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. Previous medical assistant experience in health care facility or medical office preferred; typing/computer skills preferred.
Certifications/Licensure: Healthcare Provider CPR required.
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Franklin County, named after Benjamin Franklin, was officially formed in 1784. One of its two main towns, the borough of Chambersburg, lies 13 miles north of Maryland and is known for its "green, safe environment." In the southern part of Franklin County, the borough of Waynesboro sits just two miles north of the Mason-Dixon Line and is known for its rich industrial history.
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