Tech Assistant II -Radiology

Salinas Valley Health•Salinas, CA

About The Position

The Tech Assistant II works in Imaging Administration under direct supervision. The role supports diagnostic imaging operations by scheduling and registering patients, preparing them and their records for procedures, assisting with patient transport and movement, and helping technologists and physicians maintain patient flow. The assistant uses PACS to transmit and print or burn CDs of imaging studies and performs clerical work, including filing x-ray jackets, preparing interventional procedure charts, scanning signed physician orders, and recording subpoenas and other legal documentation. The position schedules exams across multiple imaging modalities, obtains orders and authorizations, provides billing codes, and gathers information needed to assess Medicare medical necessity. It interviews and preregisters patients, verifies orders against scheduled exams, prepares paperwork and identification bands, and explains and obtains signatures for required documents. The role also coordinates sedation scheduling with the surgery scheduling department and notifies Diagnostic Imaging and operating-room nurses. It provides appropriate care and assistance for the patient population served and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school education or GED.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status in accordance with American Heart Association standards.
Two to four years of recent scheduling experience in PT/CT, angiography, CT, ultrasound, MRI, and x-ray.

Nice To Haves

Medical terminology is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Schedule imaging exams with physicians’ offices across modalities, including PET/CT, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, angiography, x-ray, and mammography.
Obtain imaging orders and authorizations from physicians’ offices and provide necessary CPT codes.
Obtain ICD-9 codes for Medicare patients and assess medical necessity; follow Medicare Secondary Payer and Three Day Rule requirements.
Interview and preregister patients, obtain accurate demographic and financial information, and enter information into computer systems, including ITS and Meditech.
Provide patients with necessary preparation instructions for procedures and maintain contact with diabetic PET/CT patients regarding glucose readings before their appointments.
Coordinate child and adult sedation under anesthesiology with the surgery scheduling department and notify Diagnostic Imaging and operating-room nurses.
Review next-day Diagnostic Imaging orders to verify they correspond to scheduled exams.
Enter x-ray, CT, ultrasound, MRI, and PET/CT exams into the computer system and prepare charts for interventional procedures.
Prepare paperwork, consents, 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 and record insurance and identification cards and determine primary and secondary payors.
Explain required documents, consents, and registration demographics to patients and obtain required signatures.
Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or walking, and assist with lifting and moving patients on and off x-ray tables as needed.
Answer telephone calls promptly and courteously using the department’s specified greeting.
Use PACS to transmit and print or burn CDs of patient imaging studies and assist physicians with viewing images.
File x-ray jackets, scan signed physician orders, record subpoenas and legal documentation, and perform other assigned duties.
Assist technologists with patient flow and provide care appropriate to the age and population served.