Tech Assistant II -Radiology

Salinas Valley Health•Salinas, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, this role utilizes the PACS system to transmit and print/burn CDs of patient imaging studies, transports and assists patients, and aids in lifting and moving patients. Responsibilities include filing x-ray jackets and performing routine clerical duties such as preparing charts for Interventional procedures. The role involves obtaining pertinent patient information, including demographics and financial data, and entering it into the computer system. This position works with Radiologists and Nurses to schedule interventional cases, prepares and processes initial paperwork and identification bands, and schedules exams for multiple modalities. A friendly and professional phone voice is essential. The role also involves obtaining authorizations, providing necessary billing codes for physician offices, and assessing medical necessity for Medicare patients. It requires obtaining required signatures and collecting copies of insurance, Medicare, and Medical cards, while adhering to regulations for Medicare Secondary Payer and the Three-day rule. The position holder must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Primary duties include scheduling exams with MD offices, obtaining authorizations and DI orders, and providing necessary CPT and ICD-9 codes for Medicare patients. The role involves interviewing and pre-registering patients for various imaging procedures to obtain accurate demographic information and entering it into the computer system. It also includes providing patients with necessary preparation for procedures and maintaining contact with diabetic patients scheduled for PET/CT. The position registers, interviews, and screens patients into ITS and Meditech systems, coordinates child/adult sedation, and reviews DI orders for the following day. Responsibilities extend to entering exams into the computer system, preparing charts for Interventional procedures, and preparing schedules for technologists and radiologists. The role involves greeting, registering, and obtaining necessary insurance and identification cards from patients, determining primary and secondary payors, and initiating and explaining required documents and consents. Patient transport via wheelchair, stretcher, or walking may be required, as well as assisting patients with lifting and moving. Answering telephone calls promptly and courteously is crucial. Miscellaneous duties include filing x-ray jackets, printing/burning CDs, assisting physicians with viewing images on the PACS system, recording subpoenas and legal documentation, assisting technologists with patient flow, and scanning signed MD orders. The role requires the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skill appropriate to the population served.

Requirements

Work requires knowledge generally acquired through a high school education or GED.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per American Heart Association standards.
Two (2) to four (4) years of recent scheduling experience in PT/CT, Angio, CT, US, MRI, and x-ray is required.
Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to population served.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit.

Nice To Haves

Medical terminology is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Uses the PACS system to transmit and print/burn CDs of patient imaging studies.
Transports and assists patients, including lifting and moving them.
Files x-ray jackets.
Performs routine clerical duties such as preparing charts for Interventional procedures.
Obtains pertinent patient information, including demographics and financial data, and enters it into the computer system.
Works with Radiologists and Nurses to schedule interventional cases.
Prepares and processes initial paperwork and identification bands.
Schedules exams for multiple modalities (PT/CT, CT, MRI, NM, US, Angio, X-ray, Mammo).
Obtains authorizations and provides necessary billing codes for physician offices.
Assesses medical necessity for Medicare patients.
Obtains required signatures and collects copies of insurance, Medicare, and Medical cards.
Follows regulations for Medicare Secondary Payer and Three-day rule.
Schedules exams with MD office, obtains authorization and DI order, and provides necessary CPT codes.
Obtains ICD-9 codes for Medicare patients to assess for medical necessity.
Interviews and Pre-registers patients for PET/CT, MRI, US & CT to obtain accurate demographic information and enters in computer system.
Provides patients with necessary patient preparation for procedures.
Remains in contact with diabetic patients who are having PET/CT daily for Glucose reading until day of appointment.
Registers, interviews, and screens patients into ITS and Meditech system.
Coordinates child/adult sedation under anesthesiology with the surgery scheduling department, along with notifying the DI and OR nurses.
Reviews DI orders for following day verify order coincides with exam scheduled.
Enters x-ray, CT, US, MRI & PET/CT exams into computer system, prepare charts for Interventional procedures.
Prepares all necessary paperwork consents, questionnaires, Identification bands for following day.
Prepares CT, US, PET/CT & MRI schedules for technologist and radiologist.
Greets, registers and obtains necessary insurance and identification cards from patient.
Determines patient’s primary and secondary payor and enters into computer.
Initiates and explains all required documents, consents and registration demographics with patient and obtains required signatures.
May transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or walking.
May assist patients by lifting and moving them off and on the x-ray table.
Answers all telephone calls by stating, “Diagnostic Imaging how may I direct your call” promptly and courteously.
Performs miscellaneous duties such as, filing of x-ray jackets, print/burn CD’s for patient imaging studies.
Assists physicians with viewing images on the PACS system.
Records all subpoenas, legal documentation for the Radiology Department.
Assists technologists with patient flow.
Scans in signed MD orders.
Performs other duties as assigned.