Tech Assistant II

Duties

• Uses the PACS system to transmit and print/burn CD’s of patient imaging studies
• Transports and assists patients
• Assists in lifting and moving patients
• Filing x-ray jackets
• Performs routine clerical duties such as, preparing charts for Interventional procedures, obtaining pertinent information including patient demographics, financial data and enters into computer, providing necessary patient preparation for procedures
• Works with Radiologists and Nurses to schedule interventional cases
• Prepares and processes initial paperwork and identification bands
• Schedules exams for multiple modalities (PT/CT, CT, MRI, NM, US, Angio, X-ray, Mammo)
• Phone voice must be friendly and professional
• Obtains authorizations, provides necessary billing codes for physician’s office, assesses medical necessity for Medicare patients
• Obtains required signatures and collects copy of insurance, Medicare and Medical cards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

• Schedules exams with MD office
• Obtains authorization and DI order from MD’s office
• Provides necessary CPT codes to MD’s office
• Obtains ICD-9 codes for Medicare patients to assess for medical necessity from MD’s office
• Interviews and Pre-registers patients for PET/CT, MRI, US & CT to obtain accurate demographic information and enters in computer system to initiate quality patient care
• Provides patients with necessary patient preparation for procedures
• Remains in contact with diabetic patients who are having PET/CT daily for Glucose reading until day of appointment
• Screens patients into ITS and Meditech system
• Congnitions child/adult sedation under anesthesiology with the surgery scheduling department, along with notifying the DI and OR nurses
• Reviews DI orders for following day verify order coincides with exam scheduled
• Enters x-ray, CT, US, MRI & PET/CT exams into computer system, prepares charts for Interventional procedures
• Prepares all necessary paperwork consents, questionnaires, Identification bands for following day
• Prepares CT, US, PET/CT & MRI schedules for technologist and radiologist
• Greets, registers and obtains necessary insurance and identification cards from patient
• Determines patient’s primary and secondary payor and enters into computer
• Initiates and explains all required documents, consents and registration demographics with patient and obtains required signatures
• May transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or walking
• Auxiliary functions include assisting patients by lifting and moving them off and on the x-ray table
• Answers all telephone calls by stating, “Diagnostic Imaging how may I direct your call” promptly and courteously to ensure smooth and accurate communication

Requirements

• Work requires knowledge generally acquired through a high school education or GED
• Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per American Heart Association standards
• Two (2) to four (4) years of recent scheduling experience in PT/CT, Angio, CT, US, MRI, and x-ray is required
• Medical terminology is strongly preferred