Join Our Team: Casual MRI/CT Tech Assistant at UPMC

Are you looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare while gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic environment? UPMC is seeking dedicated individuals to apply for the Casual MRI/CT Tech Assistant position. This exciting opportunity allows you to support our talented team of technologists in providing high-quality MRI and CT services to our patients.

As a Casual MRI/CT Tech Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in assisting with patient care, preparing paperwork, and supporting both the MRI and CT departments under the direct supervision of certified technologists. Your flexibility in working variable shifts, including mornings, mid-days, evenings, and rotating weekends, will be essential in this position. We also offer flexibility in scheduling to accommodate your needs.

In this role, you’ll help ensure the safe, smooth, and efficient operation of the department, assisting with patient screenings, preparing oral and IV contrasts, and performing essential patient care tasks. If you have prior healthcare or customer service experience and are passionate about providing exceptional patient care, we would love to hear from you!

Apply today and take the first step toward becoming an integral part of our compassionate and dedicated team at UPMC.

Responsibilities:

• Meets patients as they arrive to department.

• Assists with paperwork preparation and documentation.

• Answers phone calls regarding scheduling, questions and patient history.

• Escorts patients to dressing areas and assists the patient as needed.

• Conducts MRI screening according to established procedures to ensure safe scanning and entrance into the MRI scan room and provides completed screening form to technologist for review.

• Assists with lifting and transferring patients to and from exam tables as needed.

• Establishes IV access (e.g. for contrast administration) according to established procedures.

• Assists technologist in the preparation of oral contrast for patients and provides patient instructions as needed under the direction of the technologist in alignment with existing department guidelines.

• Properly pads, positions, centers and aligns the patient and MRI coil or CT table for proper imaging of the body part according to established protocols under the technologist's direction.

• Performs telemetry monitoring during exam as necessary if applicable to the business unit, provides patient care support as needed.

• Provides discharge instructions as directed by the technologist.

• Reports any equipment malfunctions to technologist and supervisor.

• Assists in the performance of QC functions including all daily and weekly QC testing according to departmental guidelines.

• Transport patients to and from the unit when required.

• Clean and prepare exam room following established procedures.

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• At least one year of previous healthcare experience.

Preferred:

• Medical terminology and recent medical/imaging office experience

• IV insertion experience

• Prior experience in customer service

• CPR certification

• Basic computer skills

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran