Imaging Support Associate

Job Location and Schedule: LMC Irmo MRI — PRN, Any, As needed.

About Lexington Health: Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607‑bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer. Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary: The Imaging Support Associate is the assistant to the technologist and assists the Imaging department in related functions. The associate will prepare patients for exams, check for proper paperwork, and assist the technologist in setting up exam rooms. Modalities include: CT, MRI, Mammography, Ultrasound, Special Procedures/Cath Lab and X‑Ray.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent; Must be Enrolled in Good Standing or on a Wait List for an Imaging Modality College or Certification Program (X‑Ray, CT, MRI, etc.).
• Minimum Years of Experience: None.
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Active CPR/BLS Certification.

Essential Functions:

• Greeting patients, visitors, and employees in a professional and courteous manner.
• Gains patient cooperation by reducing anxieties, fielding questions and providing appropriate responses.
• Verifies patient identity and exam to be provided in accordance with current policies.
• Conduct screening interviews of patients to identify the area of interest that needs to be examined, as well as detecting any contraindications.
• Reviewing prescriptions, patient history, and consent if needed.
• Set up equipment in the room as necessary.
• Maintains an ongoing awareness of patient’s needs while assisting the technologist.
• Position requires physical contact (i.e. - lifting patients/transporting/assisting the technologist in positioning as needed).

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains supply of inventory by checking stock and replenishing supplies.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Effectively coordinates patient schedules in coordination with clerical personnel, technologists and maintain throughput and meet the needs of the patients.
• Provide assistance with such tasks as dressing and changing seriously ill, injured or disabled patients.
• Adheres to established infection control and practice proper PPE.
• Assist department with transporting patients to/from rooms to department.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary.
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary.
• Adoption assistance.
• LHI provides its full‑time employees employer paid short‑term disability and long‑term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness.

Equal Opportunity Employer: It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination‑free environment, and to recruit, select, onboard, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.