Radiology PRN Clerk

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. Radiology Clerk Representatives are professionals that provide structure to the Radiology Department. These individuals are the first stop in radiology for providing patient care and customer service to all who need radiologic services. Required Behaviors: As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization. Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Excellent organizational skills
Strong communication – customer service skills
Fluent in English
Physical demands include extended sitting and lifting a minimum of fifty (50) pounds

Nice To Haves

Computer experience in word processing, data base programs and spreadsheets
Strong writing skills

Responsibilities

Obtains insurance authorization for all services; tracking and communication as required
Demonstrates working knowledge of third-party payers’ system including Medicare, Medicaid, commercial, PPO and HMO systems and assists with financial counseling of patients
Patient registration and re-registration into electronic medical record / system: Includes scanning into e-web system (i.e., all prescriptions, admission face sheet, consents)
Maintains knowledge of current medical record requirements for department and applies knowledge of policies and procedures related to medical record information, confidentiality, release of information and historical data
Greet and check patient; communicate arrival to clinical staff
Answering phones, take messages, files
Initial intake of referrals
Documentation
Collaborates with appropriate departments, as well as physicians’ offices, to get documentation or information to facilitate diagnostic and procedural coding
Compiles all documentation into initial “chart” which includes history forms, insurance information, copies of insurance cards and patient identification, prescriptions, referral forms, etc.
Establishes, alters, and communicates appointment schedules to both staff and patients
Arranges transportation as required
Generates reports / gathers data as instructed
Maintains office supplies / inventory / mail / packages / correspondence
Handles daily routine problems, following proper channels of communication
Demonstrates good organizational skills for prioritizing and delegating
Assumes active role in clinic by participating in staff meetings
Makes recommendations regarding service / process improvements
Understand the basic reporting system for position: Radiology Director, Radiology Manager, Radiology Asst. Manager, Charge Technologist, Lead Clerk
Understand/utilize EMR system in ordering of radiology procedures
Understand/utilize PACS system, CD burning system, Cloud based image sharing system
Transportation of patients as needed
Adheres to hospital dress code
Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
Other duties as assigned