MRI Assistant
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
- Ontario
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Supporting and implementing the mission and vision of the hospital in his/her relation with patients, staff and the general public.
- Assisting in the day to day operation of the MRI department, including planning and organizing additional duties in the MRI department.
- Ensuring a prompt and safe service that meets accuracy, reliability and quality management system requirements.
- Preparing incident reports as required according to the requirements of the quality management system.
- Participating with the implementation, monitoring and reporting or Quality Control, and Quality improvement programs in accordance with the quality management system.
- Completing urgent and non-urgent CD disk requests according to departmental policy and procedure.
- Scheduling/rescheduling inpatient exams for external referral sources.
- Participation in the orientation of new staff.
- Participation in departmental meetings.
- Developing and maintaining good working relationships with staff, physicians, volunteers and patients.
- Fostering and maintaining a positive climate within the department.
- Maintaining good personal health and regular attendance.
- Preparing patients for their MRI exam by giving them the proper forms to fill out, and having them changed into proper hospital gown and pants.
- Assisting patients with forms if they are unable to compete their own.
- Ensuring patients have removed all required items for their MRI scan (jewelry, piercings, medical devices, and clothing with metal).
- Facilitating the flow of patients in and out of the scanner room.
- Maintain patient and hospital confidentiality.
- Assist technologist in the MRI scanner room with getting the patient onto the table and assisting with placing the patient for their exam.
- Ensuring requisitions are all accounted for.
- Ensuring all IV sets are prepped.
- Ordering and stocking of necessary supplies.
- Folding and stocking linens and disposing of dirty linens.
- Ensuring stretchers are prepped and cleaned for the next day.
- Ensuring only MRI safe equipment is used.
- Ensuring the safety of all in the MRI environment by making sure no one enters without the supervision of an MRI Tech.
- Completion, or in progress, of a college level diploma or university degree in a healthcare related field is required.
- Experience in a health care setting is preferred.
- Experience working in Diagnostic Imaging Department is preferred.
- Demonstrated strong communication skills
- Demonstrated computer literacy.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and multi-task efficiently.
- Demonstrated ability to problem-solve independently and with guidance by others.
- Demonstrate communication to continued professional and personal growth and development through continuing professional and personal growth and development through continuing education programs and self-directed learning opportunities.
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