SUMMARY:

Prepares and collects prior studies and data. Acts as a liaison between Radiology Technologists and Radiologists concerning patient images and medical information.

Digitizes various radiologic scans and ensures quality control.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Exhibits excellence in customer service through appropriate attitude and interaction with all patients, visitors, and staff.

• Answers phones and routes them accordingly.
• Scans and enters accurate information into RIS applications.
• Orders and prepares priors for reading by a Radiologist to compare with current study.
• Initiates standards and methods for quality evaluation of images.
• Labels and hangs images to be read by Radiologists according to protocol.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all QC’s protocols and procedures.

• Digitizes a wide variety of films and ensures quality control (all images have been sent) before finalizing.
• Deletes and /or transfers images from one accession number to another.
• Alerts Radiologists regarding code/strokes
• Notifies Rad. Ltd IT if PACS is down or any other applications not working to troubleshoot.
• Imports outside CDs to EPIC & PICOM & PACS
• Scans documents to On Base, EPIC, and PACS
• Maintains and QC’s images coming from TMC Oncology and Rincon Hospital.
• Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: Six (6) months’ experience in a health-related field preferred. Medical terminology and anatomy experience or training preferred.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: None required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of healthcare records and best practices for maintaining records.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers; ability to read a clock and accurately document time.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.