Administrative Assistant III - Radiology

UCLA Health • Santa Monica, CA

70d • $30 - $43

About The Position

The position is for a Receptionist, Image Librarian, and limited Scheduler in a Radiology department. The incumbent will be responsible for a full complement of front-end processes including reception, image library management, and onsite scheduling. Duties include registering and arriving patients, obtaining clinical information, collecting cash/insurance and authorization information, digitizing hardcopy images, creating hardcopy and/or CDs of images, and retrieving comparison studies. The role requires multitasking and flexibility while working as part of a team in various Radiology areas.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to interact appropriately with staff, faculty, fellows, residents, and patients.
• Ability to establish comfortable relationships with patients and their family members.
• Ability to make independent decisions in the absence of superiors.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities and handle a heavy workload.
• Strong working knowledge of personal computers and relevant software (HIS, RIS, LORAD, PACSCUBE CD Burner, Array Digitizer).
• Skill in typing with accuracy and moderate speed.
• Ability to use mathematical skills for data analysis related to workload and finance.
• Knowledge of medical terminology for scheduling patient procedures.
• Basic organizational skills for efficient office management.
• Skill in analyzing information to define problems and formulate conclusions.
• Ability to handle confidentiality issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to read and write business correspondence using proper grammar.
• Working knowledge of hospital/billing forms and ability to explain services to patients.
• Skill in quickly assimilating and retaining financial screening and patient registration information.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Receptionist, Image Librarian, and limited Scheduler.
• Manage front-end processes including reception, image library, and scheduling.
• Register and arrive patients, obtaining necessary clinical information.
• Collect cash, insurance, and authorization information.
• Digitize hardcopy images and create hardcopy/CDs of images.
• Retrieve comparison studies and upload CDs.
• Handle scheduling duties for add-on, reschedule, cancel, and follow-up appointments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees