Imaging Assistant - Radiology

Washington University in St. Louis • St. Louis, MO

4d • $25 - $38 • Onsite

About The Position

Position is responsible for assisting with professional aspects of the MRI or Computed Tomography services including protocol patients, scheduling special studies, providing assistance for certain MRI or CT procedures, quality assurance and monitoring. Position also assists with and facilitates communications among radiology attendings, fellows and resident physicians, MRI or CT technologists, referring physicians and their offices, physician extenders and patients.

Requirements

• Education: A diploma, certification or degree is not required.
• Certifications/Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
• Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.
• Skills: Computed Tomography (CT) Image Processing, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Education: No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Certifications/Professional Licenses: No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Work Experience: No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Skills: Communication, Detail-Oriented, Patient Care, Radiology, Working Independently

Responsibilities

• Assists with protocoling patients for MRI or CT procedures, obtaining information as necessary to facilitate completion of study in accordance with established guidelines.
• Serves as a liaison with radiology technologists and radiologists.
• Answers protocol questions from radiology technologists in an appropriate and timely manner, referring questions to Radiologists as needed.
• Clarifies orders from referring physicians as needed.
• Responsible for Pediatrics CT/MRI protocols.
• Helps manage the turn-around times for radiology examinations so that the reads are performed in accordance with expectations
• Coordinates issues revolving around elevated creatinine, renal failure and dialysis, including obtaining required patient information in advance of study.
• Reviews pre-protocol information provided by patient and referring physician’s office.
• Follows up as needed for additional information prior to study.
• Coordinates the scheduling of MRI or CT guided biopsies, special procedures to ensure appropriate information and staff are available at time of procedure.
• Receives beeper requests for special studies.
• Obtains required information and confirms appropriateness of request with staff physicians.
• Schedules special studies in advance obtaining and verifying information in accordance with established protocols.
• Schedules procedures; coordinating them with the relevant staff physician schedule’s to ensure that the appropriate expertise is available for each special study.
• Assists with activities that are the Radiologist’s responsibilities in the performance of MRI or CT scanning.
• Coordinates request for review of MRI studies done at outside institutions
• Coordinates reading room worklists for studies performed outside of the medical campus to be read on the medical campus.
• May coordinate request for review of CT studies done at outside institutions
• Provides support in the areas such as oral or rectal contrast, contract reaction, endoluminal coil placement, CT cystography and colon insufflations or other special procedures.
• Populates imaging worklists for conferences.
• Assists staff physicians with scheduling and communication issues related to MRI or CT procedures and assists with quality assurance and protocol optimization.
• Provides preliminary results to referring physician offices upon request.
• Schedules add-on procedures.
• Clarifies orders from referring physicians as needed.
• Requests additional images, reconstructions, etc. from radiology technologists as directed by radiologists.
• Calls physician offices to report unexpected results as appropriate.
• Requests additional images, reconstruction, etc. from radiology technologists as directed by staff physicians.
• Helps in maintaining quality assurance of studies
• Helps facilitate protocol optimization of sequences.
• moonlighting case management and distribution as well as payroll tracking
• Helps serve as a liaison for technical support between radiologists and the IT section at Washington University.

Benefits

• Personal Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• Family We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed