Tech Assistant II -Radiology

Salinas Valley Health•Salinas, CA

3d•$31 - $37

About The Position

The Tech Assistant II works in Imaging Administration under direct supervision, supporting patient care and daily radiology operations. The role uses the PACS system to transmit, print, and burn CDs of imaging studies; assists with patient transport and movement; performs clerical and registration duties; and supports scheduling across multiple imaging modalities. The assistant gathers patient demographics, financial and insurance information, authorizations, billing codes, and required signatures, and prepares patients and paperwork for procedures. The position also coordinates with physicians, radiologists, nurses, technologists, and surgery scheduling, and helps ensure that imaging orders, schedules, and documentation are accurate. The role requires knowledge and skills appropriate to the ages and populations served, and includes other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge generally acquired through a high school education or GED.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status according to American Heart Association standards.
Two to four years of recent scheduling experience in PT/CT, Angio, CT, ultrasound, MRI, and x-ray.

Nice To Haves

Medical terminology is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Schedule examinations with physicians’ offices and obtain imaging orders and authorizations.
Provide CPT codes to physicians’ offices and obtain ICD-9 codes for Medicare patients to assess medical necessity.
Interview and preregister patients for PET/CT, MRI, ultrasound, and CT, obtaining accurate demographic information and entering it into the computer system.
Provide patients with preparation instructions for procedures and remain in contact with diabetic patients scheduled for PET/CT to obtain glucose readings until the appointment date.
Register, interview, and screen patients in ITS and Meditech.
Coordinate child and adult sedation under anesthesiology with surgery scheduling, and notify Diagnostic Imaging and Operating Room nurses.
Review Diagnostic Imaging orders for the following day and verify that each order corresponds to the scheduled examination.
Enter x-ray, CT, ultrasound, MRI, and PET/CT examinations into the computer system and prepare charts for interventional procedures.
Prepare paperwork, including consent forms, questionnaires, and identification bands, for the following day.
Prepare CT, ultrasound, PET/CT, and MRI schedules for technologists and radiologists.
Greet and register patients; obtain insurance and identification cards; determine primary and secondary payors and enter the information into the computer.
Explain required documents, consents, and registration demographics to patients and obtain required signatures.
Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or walking, as needed.
Assist patients with lifting and moving on and off the x-ray table, as needed.
Answer telephone calls promptly and courteously using the specified Diagnostic Imaging greeting.
File x-ray jackets and print or burn CDs of patient imaging studies.
Assist physicians with viewing images on the PACS system and assist technologists with patient flow.
Record subpoenas and legal documentation for the Radiology Department.
Scan signed physician orders.
Perform other duties as assigned.