Radiology Assistant

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Works alongside the X-ray technologists to bring patients to X-ray rooms, prepare patients for exams, and guide patients throughout the clinic.
• Creates orders in EMR to help the X-ray technologist prepare for the exam.
• Greets customers in a polite, prompt, helpful manner and provides any necessary instruction or direction to them.
• Affords patients on and off exam tables, as well as being mobile for extended periods.
• Works inside the PACS system including importing studies, scanning documents, and burning CDs.
• Reviews provider schedules and proactively transfers imaging studies from outside facilities into the SOS PACS.
• Affords clerical duties not limited to but including checking in of imaging patients, scheduling patients for X-rays, MRIs, injections and arthrograms.
• Answers the phone in pleasant manner, screens calls, takes messages and provides information for imaging patient needs.
• Adheres to company protocols and procedures.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Hands on clinical experience preferred.
• Prior desk and appointment experience, typing/computer skills, and knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience using an electronic medical records system is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to express thoughts clearly to others at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills along with ability to work on multiple tasks and meet deadlines in stressful situations.