Medical Imaging Aide/clerk - New Westminster, Canada - Fraser Health

Fraser Health

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New Westminster, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Salary range:
The salary range for this position is CAD $ $27.

10 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Learn more.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a
Medical Imaging Aide/Clerk
-
Relief Part Time
to join our team located in New Westminster
,
B.C.

We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

Come work with us

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Effective October 26, 2021, all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization "WHO" approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines).

Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

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Detailed Overview:

Performs client registration and check in, places appointment reminder calls to clients, relays pre-test preparation information to clients, and may reschedule and/or book client appointments as required.

Assists Technologists with positioning and lifting clients as directed and/or escorting patients to and from exam room.

Monitors and replenishes department inventories and ensures core supply levels are maintained, performs cleaning and tidying functions of the area, performs clerical functions, and acts as receptionist to support the delivery of client care to ensure client/family needs are met above all other concerns.

Responsibilities:

Registers clients by methods such as obtaining essential or changed information from patients and/or patient documentation, completing a variety of forms, and entering patient demographic information into the hospital's computerized patient information system in accordance with established procedures.
Reschedules and/or books appointments in accordance with Radiologists' established priority level and medical/technical staff schedules by methods such as receiving requests/requisition, responding to patient arrivals, checking schedules for appropriate times, identifying pretest instructions such as pretest diet, contacting patients, units/physician offices to confirm appointments and relay instructions; posing questions from established questionnaire or as directed by radiologist and/or technical staff to screen patient for contra indicators, follows up with referring physicians for requisitions not yet received; adjusts schedules and makes alternate arrangements for appointment cancellations or changes in facility operations to ensure optimum booking time is used and patients' appointments are scheduled in a manner that meets their needs. Notifies patient of preexamination payment requirements where applicable.
Assists with mobilization of clients as directed by technical and/or nursing staff, by escorting patients into scan room, positioning, lifting and/or transferring clients on and off beds, treatment tables, stretchers and wheelchairs, following prescribed safe techniques and lifting practices such as utilizing mechanical lifts and/or slide boards as required.
Monitors inventories in procedure rooms, utility areas, linen areas, supply cupboards, carts, and outpatient areas by reviewing core supplies to identify depleting stock, creating order list for Supervisor to review and approve, receiving supplies, and checking ordered supplies match those received. Replenishes items such as linen, contrast, needles, swabs, syringes and drapes by unpacking supplies upon receipt and storing in appropriate areas.
Cleans and maintains counters in scan control, front desk, and cleaning monito