Radiology Secretary

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center • Altoona, PA

175d

About The Position

The Radiology Secretary provides support to direct and indirect care to patients utilizing the Radiology Information System (RIS) and the Picture Archive Communications System (PACS). This role involves ensuring patient information is correct and complete, greeting patients, and ensuring that radiologists have the previous images available for interpretation. The secretary is also responsible for providing patients and/or physician offices with copies of patient images for continued patient care.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Successful completion of a medical terminology course is preferred.
• Graduate of medical secretarial program preferred.
• Must be detail-oriented and personable.
• Advanced knowledge of computers and efficiency in keyboard operation are required.
• Able to communicate both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• Previously functioned as a medical secretary in a hospital setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complies with established occupational BBF and TB exposure policies.
• Distributes daily schedule.
• Retrieves mammography folders if images were taken before digital mammography.
• Updates patient jackets with color-coded stickers.
• Separates radiology reports and distributes according to department policy.
• Ensures all previous mammography/breast ultrasound images are available for radiologists' interpretation before the patient's examination.
• Directs patients to the dressing room, informing them what articles of clothing must be removed, providing them with a hospital gown, and informing them what to do with their clothing and valuables.
• Scans signed authorizations for release of information forms into RIS.
• Makes copies and/or faxes reports, as requested.
• Ensures all faxed physician orders are distributed to the appropriate radiology reception areas.
• Assures waiting room and changing room areas are straightened and cleaned up each shift.
• Greets patients and assists them as required.
• Enters patients into the department via the computer system, verifies order information, and scans physician orders into RIS.
• Relays prep instructions to patients when necessary.
• Answers telephone, takes and delivers messages, relaying routine information to physicians, technologists, patients, hospital personnel, and/or visitors.
• Researches the computer file for each new patient to determine the date of the last exam.
• Knowledge of hospital PACS to retrieve patient images.
• Knowledge of printing films or burning CDs from PACS.
• Prints images or burns CDs for transport to Operating Room, Endoscopy, nursing units, doctors' offices, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees