Diagnostic Imaging Associate, Full-time

Adventist Health • Fort Bragg, CA

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About The Position

Located where miles of breathtaking ocean views meet dense coastal forests, Adventist Health Mendocino County has a rich history serving community members on the coast since 1971. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and offer a range of services in Fort Bragg. The Mendocino Coast offers a small-town atmosphere and is known for its natural beauty, from the smallest to the tallest redwoods in the world, to glass bottom beaches and the only oceanfront botanical gardens in the United States. With whale watching, fishing, hiking trails and many more outdoor adventures readily available, this coastal region is a place to immerse yourself in its landscape and history.

Requirements

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
• Associate's/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintains the medical imaging department database using Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
• Serves as records custodian for the department.
• Greets customers, answers telephones, schedules appointments and examinations, enters orders, processes patient paperwork and maintains detailed records.
• Retrieves and delivers films/CDs/DVDs and obtains proper patient release authorization in order to make films/CDs/DVDs available for all customers.
• Maintains orderly and accurate records of all information and films/CDs/DVDs entering and leaving the department, ensuring that consent forms are completed as necessary.
• Ensures the integrity of patient medical images and data while adhering to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.
• Pulls, prepares and packages films, reprints, CDs and reports for distribution to physicians, surgery departments and outside facilities.
• Compiles information for department reports, manuals and handouts.
• Digitizes hard copy images (film, CD or DVD) for transmission to PACS.
• Merges studies into PACS as required and requested by technologists and radiologists.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED