Bank Radiology Assistant | Navan

This is an exciting time to join the market leader in telehealth services in the UK and Ireland as we are looking to bring onboard a Bank Radiology Assistant to work at Our Lady's Hospital Navan.

Radiology assistants work as a fundamental part of the radiology team to provide a range of radiology administration and chaperone support

making sure patients have the best experience possible. This is a great opportunity for someone with great organisational and people skills, who has a passion for healthcare, helping others and a personal care for the productivity of our clinics. Ideal for radiography students who want to get familiar with the clinical environment and learn from senior radiographers.

Key Responsibilities 

• Assist the radiographer in completing daily worklists

• Assist patients through the patient journey, verifying their identity, explaining the procedure, reassuring the patient if anxious, making them feel comfortable prior exam, checking safety questionnaires, and making sure patient is properly prepared and dressed for relevant exam

• Provide emotional and physical support to patients during treatment, act as chaperone for intimate sonography examinations, follow all policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure safety and dignity at all times

• Transport patients to and from scanning areas, assist patient in changing area, if necessary, assist radiographer with safe lifting and positioning during exam

• Help to maintain scanning systems and accessory equipment, report any fault with equipment, clean imaging equipment as needed, responsible for knowing how to clean all areas of assigned modality area according to established IP&C policies and protocols. Know how to set up ultrasound or/and MRI equipment/coils. Follow Ultrasound probe cleaning protocols

• Monitor the use of consumables and re-stock clinical areas as required

• Complete clerical tasks such as scanning referrals, input of data, maintaining records, adding and updating exam information across different information and patient management systems

Who we are:

Medica Ireland is an Irish owned award-winning radiology services provider employing over 180 staff members in Ireland alone. We deliver managed service solutions to public and private hospitals, and have direct to patient services in MRI, Ultrasound, CT, DXA, Obstetrics and X-Ray.

We are a clinically led, patient focused organisation with industry experts including radiologists, radiographers and sonographers. Our proven track record shows improvement in access for patients through the resolution of traditional radiology bottle necks and workflow inefficiencies, while simultaneously reducing costs for the hospital.

Qualifications:

• QQI Level 5 in Healthcare Support (preferred but not essential)

• Currently studying Radiography (highly desirable)

Essential Skills:

• Highly organised and able to deal with several tasks simultaneously

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to work on own initiative

• Friendly and professional manner and confidence in working with people at all levels in a company

• Real team player

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to be discreet and act in confident manner when necessary

• Resilient, flexible, and open to change. No one day is the same at Medica!

Desirable Skills:

• Computer literate and good knowledge of Office pack, especially Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint

• Dynamic personality with a willingness to consistently learn new things and upskill