About this role
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Job Summary
• Functions under the direction of the department supervisors or 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, transporting patients, performs patient advocate functions, and assists with supply and room stocking activities. • May perform Front Office tasks, registration, scheduling, answering phones, and insurance eligibility checks.
Schedule & Incentives
• This role can offer a competitive relocation assistance package for eligible candidates • A Part-Time position Monday - Friday 3:00pm - 7:00pm schedule • Benefits program that includes PTO, mental health support, wellness rooms, concierge services and more • Access to Wellstar’s CareerCare program for fully funded education and guided career progression
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
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
Provides for room turnover activities to facilitate patient throughput
• 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
Cleaning and maintenance
• Cleans or dusts equipment, utilizing appropriate disinfecting agent • Ensures that supply room and dirty utility rooms are appropriately maintained • Ensures logs are properly filled out and completed daily • Answers telephone with appropriate scripting • Completes required paperwork per policy • Maintains cleanliness of all equipment and work area • Changes linens on beds for all patients while in the procedure room
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 Therapists, Front Office, nursing and other staff in any other way required as appropriate • Meets service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed • Performs other duties as assigned • Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct
Required Minimum Education
• High School Diploma General or GED General
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated • BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
Additional License(s) and Certification(s)
• Must obtain medical terminology training within twelve (12) months within 180 Days Preferred
Required Minimum Experience
• Less than 1 year Clinical experience in a healthcare setting • Medical Imaging experience preferred
Required Minimum Skills
• Demonstrates good communication skill and handwriting • must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language • display a positive attitude
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