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Tech Extender

Windy Hill Hospital • Marietta, Georgia • Day Shift • Full Time • JR-42355

Facility: Windy Hill Hospital

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  • Functions under the direction of the Chief Technologists or Site Manager.
  • Providing safe, age appropriate care to the patients in accordance with Policy and Procedures.
  • Maintains good working relationships with managers, staff, physicians and their staff.
  • Assist technologists and/or nurses with patient throughput, room turnover, performs patient advocate functions, and assists with supply and room stocking activities.


RESPONSIBILITIES

Assists clinical staff when performing examinations.

  • Assist with observation of patient while in our care and waiting for next step of procedure
  • Provides for room turnover activities to facilitate patient throughput.
  • Able to start IVs for contrast injections.
  • Helps maintain exam rooms with supplies and linens
  • Inventories paper forms and orders as needed
  • Follows procedure for transporting and disposing of dirty equipment.
  • Assists with other duties as assigned
  • Stocks rooms and rotates stock to avoid expiration of supplies
  • Performs QC on POCT lab testing devices and documents results per policy after initial training, completes annual refresher training.
  • Performs POCT prior to procedures when appropriate, after initial training and annual refresher training

Transportation of patients

  • Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs
  • Meets service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed
  • Utilizes the EMR transport module and timely enters applicable information.
  • Transports patients, along with necessary items (IV poles, O2 tanks, etc.).
  • Informs technologists of potential patient safety issues; fall risk precautions, infection control precautions and standard precautions.
  • Maintains standard precautions in all patient interactions
  • Assists in getting patients on and off the stretchers or beds as required
  • Assists with observation of patients while in the department
  • Performs patient advocate role for patients while in the department
  • Introduces self to patient and/or family upon entering room
  • Identifies patient using 2 identifiers
  • Explains where patient is going when transporting between departments
  • Performs appropriate hand-offs per protocol
  • Ensures confidentiality of patient information to remain compliant with HIPPA guidelines
  • Can verbalize their role in response to WellStar Emergency Plans
  • Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
  • Knows the existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable.
  • Assists Chief Technologist with other duties as may be assigned.
  • Assists technologists, therapists and other in any other way required as appropriate
  • Assists with supply and room stocking activities.
  • Ensure that Supply Room and Clean/Soiled Utility Rooms are appropriately maintained
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Minimum Education:

High school diploma High school graduate or equivalent Required

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

  • Basic Life Support

Required Minimum Experience:

  • Clinical Experience in a Healthcare Setting Required
  • Medical Imaging experience preferred Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

  • Demonstrates good communication skills and handwriting.
  • Must obtain medical terminology training within twelve (12) months.
  • The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStar's Standards of Gold and Values).
  • CPR certification.
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