Join Our Team as an MRI Tech Assistant at UPMC Lemieux Sports Center! Are you passionate about delivering exceptional patient care in a dynamic outpatient setting? The UPMC Lemieux Sports Center is seeking a dedicated full-time MRI Tech Assistant to join our team! Position Details: + Schedule: Three 13-hour shifts, 6:30 AM – 8:00 PM + Includes: Every other Saturday and holiday coverage This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills while contributing to a high-quality patient experience in a fast-paced outpatient facility. If you’re eager to expand your expertise and make a difference in patient care, apply today and join the UPMC Lemieux Sports Center team! **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. + High school diploma or equivalent. + At least one-year of previous healthcare experience. + Medical terminology and recent medical/imaging office experience preferred. + IV insertion experience preferred. **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**