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Join Hilo Benioff Medical Center and be part of a team that proudly cares for our friends, family, and neighbors across East Hawaiʻi.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare patients for imaging procedures by verifying patient identity, explaining exams, assisting with changing, and ensuring patients are ready for diagnostic testing.
• Safely transport patients throughout the hospital and assist with positioning, transfers, and movement of medical equipment during imaging procedures.
• Support technologists by preparing exam rooms, cleaning equipment, stocking supplies, and assisting with room turnover between patients.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while following infection prevention, safety, and confidentiality standards.
• Monitor inventory, restock supplies, process purchase orders, and assist with basic clerical duties, specimen transport, and communication as needed.
• Provide courteous, patient-centered service while working collaboratively with technologists, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

Minimum Qualifications:

Entry Level:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One (1) year of experience in a biological, chemical, or medical laboratory, clinic, or healthcare setting that provided knowledge of anatomy, clinical procedures, or patient care. Qualifying education or nursing coursework may substitute for experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification is required within six (6) months of employment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, follow verbal and written instructions, provide compassionate patient care, and work collaboratively with patients, families, and healthcare staff.

Full Performance:

In addition to the entry-level qualifications:

• One (1) year of experience in a hospital or similar healthcare facility assisting licensed imaging technologists with patient preparation, transport, positioning, and other imaging support duties.
• Working knowledge of one or more imaging modalities, including radiography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, angiography, or echocardiography.
• Demonstrated ability to independently prepare patients for imaging procedures, assist technologists during examinations, maintain imaging work areas, prioritize patient flow, and provide safe, efficient support in a fast-paced clinical environment.

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and East Hawaii Health Pharmacy, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and more than 1,900 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Honoka'a Hospital and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hbmc.org, www.honokaahospital.org or www.kauhospital.org.

• 13 paid holidays each year (104 hours); 14 (112 hours) during election years*
• 21 paid vacation days (168 hours) per year*
• 21 paid sick days (168 hours) per year*
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system
• Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs

* Rates listed for paid holidays, vacation and sick days are for 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions assigned to 8 hour shifts. Accruals for these benefits are otherwise prorated based on FTE.

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOT employed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request.

The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.