MRI Aide - Warwick, United States - Ortho Rhode Island

Description

Job Description

Ortho Rhode Island is a world-class group of talented providers and professionals, all working together to offer value and quality in everything we do. Each Ortho Rhode Island team member is dedicated to thinking like a patient, and to offering the best experience in our industry, driven by our core values: delivering on our word, respecting each other, innovating in orthopedics, valuing every individual, and engaging our community.

Our MRI Aide is responsible for providing support to the MRI technician. The Aide prepares patients for MRI examinations by greeting, screening, changing, completing and reviewing paperwork as well as assisting the MRI Tech with patient transfers, positioning and MRI room cleanliness.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• · Knowledge of MRI safety protocols
• · Performs detailed pre-procedure patient screenings for MRI Safety
• · Preparing patients for MRI procedures - changed into gowns/shorts, shoes and jewelry removed.
• · Understands provider's orders and requests.
• · Brings patients to MRI room and escorts patient back to changing room.
• · Assures a clean, stocked work area by maintaining MRI rooms, workstations, and break areas.
• · Assist in maintaining an on-time patient schedule.
• · Perform additional duties as assigned.
• · Compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations.

Safety Expectations:

• · Maintain and enforce MRI Safety Protocols.
• · Maintain OSHA and HIPAA regulations.
• · Respects patient rights, knock on patients doors before entering the patient room.
• · Verifies if name is correct on their records and orders.
• · Wears protective equipment when appropriate.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Discretion to work with confidential information
• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of HIPAA Regulations
• Pertinent job-related experience and Medical Terminology

Performance Requirements-Competencies:

• · Provide exceptional service to all our patients.
• · Exhibit professionalism and ethical behavior at all times.
• · Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information and business within the organization's policies.
• · Treat everyone with respect, courtesy, and friendliness.
• · Adhere to all policies and procedures for our organization.
• · Ability to read, understand and follow oral and written instruction.
• · Ability to work in a fast-pace environment and multi-task.

Experience:

Orthopedics experience a plus. Willing to train eager, qualified individuals.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing maybe required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, Monday through Friday position. The hours are 9:00am to 5:30pm.

Travel

No overnight travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Preferred Education and Experience

• Discretion to work with confidential information
• Knowledge of HIPAA Regulations
• Pertinent job-related experience and Medical Terminology
• Other Duties As Assigned