Overview
This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible. In addition to the sign-on bonus, new teammates at Atrium Health are eligible for robust benefits packages, paid time off, and opportunities for career advancement.
Atrium Health University City provides a range of healthcare services in the University City, Mint Hill, North Mecklenburg and Southwest Cabarrus regions in North Carolina. For more than 25 years, we have been a healthcare leader in the community and our staff of physicians and specialists are committed to advanced care for our patients. Our team of professionals brings experience and compassion to all the patients they treat.
Job Summary
Performs with minimal supervision radiographic examinations under the direction of the Radiologist. Coordinates daily activities including performing examinations and associated clerical duties.
Essential Functions
- Escorts patients, guests, and visitors to points of destination using ambulatory,beds, cribs, stretchers, andwheelchairs.
- Possesses knowledge and appropriate use of hospital paging system.
- Uses hospital telephone system as it relates to transport tracking to accept transport orders, put jobs in progress and completejobs.
- Assists nursing and various clinical staff with the transferring of patients from bed to transportequipment.
- Transports and provides room orientation foradmissions.
- Provides directional information to guests and visitors and patient locationto patient's family members andguests.
- Verifies registration of outpatients and transport to appropriate departmentsor clinics.
- Retrieves, cleans, and stores all unused patient transportequipment.
Physical Requirements
Requires strenuous physical effort while assisting patients from wheelchairs and stretchers. Handles equipment and monitors supplies. Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with patients and hospital staff required. May frequently be required to stretch, bend, twist, squat or kneel in operating radiographic equipment. Will be required to use hands for power gripping, speed work and precision during manipulation of radiographic equipment and in the case of injured or diseased patients. Vision and hearing for distances of up to 10 feet is necessary.
Education, Experience and Certifications
Requires successful completion of a formal Radiology Tech Program in an AMA approved facility, ARRT registration, and Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA. If a new graduate, must be registry eligible with registry completion within 1 year of hire date.