What are the responsibilities and job description for the Imaging clerk position at UnityPoint Health?
Overview
Imaging Service Clerk
Full Time; FTE 1.0
Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am - 5 : 00pm
Moline, IL
This individual will greet and check patients in to the Women's Imaging Centers. They are also required to perform clerical procedures necessary for the operation of Imaging Services.
Why UnityPoint Health?
- Culture - At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
- Benefits - Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment - We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Development - We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement - Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
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Responsibilities
Job Performance
- Utilizes the HIS / RIS / PACS efficiently and effectively
- Ensures completeness of registration.
- Verification of provider orders
- Enters exam orders into HIS / RIS system
- Uses proper phone etiquette
- Imports / transfers images in PACS.
- Obtains prior outside images for comparison
- Burns images on CD and documents release of record appropriately
- Is responsible for film purging
Patient Care
- Utilizes phone etiquette appropriately when speaking with patients, family and physicians per hospital policy.
- Patient focused care when working with patients / physician's office to release images in a timely manner
- Assists patients, if needed, with completion of breast history / CA risk
- Working with technical staff, ensures timeliness of exam.
- Is responsible for printing out and sending patient mammography reminder letters
Quality Improvement
- Participates in Performance Improvement activities
- Maintains working knowledge of PACS / RIS / HIS systems
- Receives calls regarding patient schedules / add-ons and relays information to technical staff in a timely manner
- Monitors unread exams list in PACS awaiting prior images to ensure as timely a report turn-around time as possible.
- Maintains working knowledge of the Mammography tracking system.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.
Preferred or Specialized
Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.
Education :
High School graduate or GED equivalent
Medical Terminology
Experience :
1-2 yrs Medical experience with computer knowledge and medical terminology.
Data entry.
Hospital clerical
Medical Office
License(s) / Certification(s) :
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :
- Accountability
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication - written & verbal
- Decision making
- Flexibility
- Customer / patient focused
- Interpersonal skills
- Independent Judgment & Decision Making
- Managing priorities / deadlines
- Planning and organizing skills
- Problem-solving and analytical ability
- Professionalism
- Relationship management
- Self-Development
- Teamwork
- Technical Aptitude - ability to learn new systems quickly
Other :
Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
- Area of Interest : Medical Imaging and Radiology - Non-Nursing;
- FTE / Hours per pay period : 1.0;
- Department : Radiology Administration;
- Shift : 0700-1530 M-F;
- Job ID : 147897;
Last updated : 2024-04-28
