Medical Imaging Aide/clerk

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $27.10 - $27.10 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
**Are you someone who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others?**

We are hiring for a **Temp Part Time Medical Imaging Aide/Clerk at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre**

**Education, Training and Experience**
- Grade 12 plus two years' recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

The Medical Imaging transfer of service to Fraser Health is now completed and we are thrilled to have the Medical Imaging Teams as part of Fraser Health again. Are you interested in learning more and joining us during this exciting time?

We are committed to staff wellness and planetary health and have active working groups to support these initiatives. In addition, we value career advancement and offer professional development and education opportunities.

**Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre** is a 280-bed regional hospital in Fraser Health’s integrated network of care, and provides primary, secondary, and some specialty services, including 24/7 emergency (including two critical care trauma bays and a helipad for emergency transport of critical patients), tier three maternity and neonatal intensive care services, adult psychiatry inpatient units, surgical specialties (e.g., vascular, orthopedic), nuclear medicine, a sleep lab and ambulatory care. Abbotsford Regional Hospital also offers a range of inpatient services supported by community services (e.g., home health, public health, community mental health, etc).

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

- **Four weeks of vacation to start.**:

- **Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits.**:

- **Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan.**:

- ** 87% maternity top-up.**:

- ** 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.**

**Come work with us**

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 pre-test instructions such as pre-test 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 pre-examination 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 monitors, keyboards and telephones by wiping and sp