Neuro IR Medical Assistant

University Radiology•East Brunswick Township, NJ

19h•Onsite

About The Position

University Radiology is seeking a full-time Neuro IR Medical Assistant to join our team at our East Brunswick, NJ office. This role involves supporting patients who are frequently considered TBI (Traumatic Brain-Injured) and experience PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), requiring extreme sensitivity to patient needs. The Neurointerventional navigator may assist in referring patients to psychological support or specific support groups at the recommendation of the Neurointerventional radiologist. The position requires effective collaboration with referring physicians, anesthesiology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, vascular surgery, and other radiologists to ensure coordinated care. A strong understanding of insurance company requirements, pre-certification processes, and the timing of scheduled procedures based on these requirements is essential. The role involves managing a significant number of consults and follow-up MRIs/MRAs weekly, utilizing Doxy for telemedicine visits, and booking cases based on difficulty and acuity in coordination with various medical teams. Flexibility is crucial due to changing schedules and the need to accommodate emergencies by canceling or rescheduling clinic appointments. The Medical Assistant will also work with ARV order lists, maintain professional relationships with key departments and referring physician offices, and stay knowledgeable about procedures and protocols to assist technologists and radiologists. This includes patient preparation, obtaining necessary clinical information, reports, or images prior to procedures, and explaining procedures to patients. A critical responsibility includes time-sensitive management of Dual Antiplatelet therapy (Plavix/ASA), including initiation, monitoring, and adjustment based on lab data, as well as continuous monitoring of medications and lab values, assessing patients, and reporting non-responders or those needing medication adjustments to the Chief Administrative RN and/or Neurointerventional radiologist.

Requirements

High School Graduate
Proficiency with Microsoft Office
Familiar with Medical Terminology

Nice To Haves

Medical Assistant (Certification preferred but not required)

Responsibilities

Collaborates effectively with referring MD, Anesthesiology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, vascular surgery and other radiologists as needed to provide coordinated care.
Excellent understanding of Insurance company requirements/pre-certification processes with good understanding what is required from each insurance company as well as appropriate timing of scheduled procedures based on insurance requirements.
Schedule procedures in MI with excellent knowledge of precertification requirements.
Manage approximately 15 to 25 consults weekly and a large amount of weekly follow up MRI/MRA or consults.
Facilitate patients’ usage of Doxy for their scheduled telemedicine appointments.
Books cases based on level of difficultly at the hospital in respect to acuity of cases in relationship to Neurointerventional radiologist’s schedule in coordination with anesthesia and neurosurgery/other disciplines as needed.
Flexibility due to ever-changing neuroradiologist schedule and need for coordination with other disciplines’ availabilities. Able to cancel or reschedule clinic to accommodate emergencies.
Work order lists on ARV to assist in scheduling pending procedures and follow-up’s.
Maintain excellent professional relationship with CINJ and subspecialized referring physician office staff and the Special Procedures Department at RWJ.
Maintains knowledge of procedure and protocol to assist the technologist or radiologist with the procedure including patient preparation.
Obtain clinical information, reports or images prior to the procedure.
Must be able to explain procedures to patient.
Time sensitive Dual Antiplatelet therapy management (Plavix/ASA) initiation, monitoring and adjustment based on sub specific lab data (Verify Now Lab Test) from the lab at RWJ.
Continual monitoring of medications /lab values to adjust and maintain. Assess and report to Chief Administrative RN and/or Neurointerventional radiologist patients that are non-responders and need to start on substitute meds such as Brilinta /Eliquis.