CT Healthcare Assistant

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Job Summary

Under general supervision, this individual will be a key member of the CT team, contributing to a variety of critical tasks to ensure smooth and efficient workflow. Responsibilities include assisting with patient preparation and transport, ensuring readiness for imaging procedures, managing and documenting patient information, and collaborating in all areas of daily operations. This role also involves maintaining a safe and organized environment. Flexibility, attention to detail, and a team-oriented mindset are essential in providing seamless support to the CT department.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for placing & removing IVs on all patients coming to CT that do not already have one. (30%)
• Transport patients to and from CT suite whether from a waiting room area, ED room, or other location. (30%)
• Ensures patient has all jewelry removed prior to scan and patient is gowned appropriately based on CT scan type. (20%)
• Primary point of contact and schedule coordinator for phone calls, Epic messages, and Epic status board for CT imaging scans. (5%)
• Responsible for getting patients on and off CT table. Cleaning table and preparing for the next patient. (5%)
• Scrub CT schedule in advance to prepare for any additional services a patient may need (i.e. interpreter services requests, CT contrast prep, etc.). (5%)
• Responsible for stocking supplies for CT suites. (5%)

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience in a patient care setting, with preferred emphasis on prior experience in a procedural/surgical setting Required
• 1-3 years IV & Vascular access experience Required

Licenses:

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required
• EMTB-EMT Basic - CO - State of Colorado

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate openly and empathetically with patients and their family members.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary team to provide high quality care.
• Basic proficiency in use of computers and software applications.
• Ability to multitask and work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to operate and document IV care in Epic EMR.
• Ability to be adaptable and offer flexibility with schedule as needed.
• Ability to use a Hoyer lift when needed.

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Work Type

Salary

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.