Administrative Assistant III - Radiology

Description

Serve as a Receptionist, Image Librarian and limited Scheduler. Incumbents are responsible for a full complement of Radiology front-end processes including Reception, Image Library, Onsite Scheduling rescheduling and canceling appointments. Reception duties include the registration / arrival of patients; obtain clinical information pertinent to the scheduled exams; collect cash / insurance and authorization information. Digital Librarian duties include digitization of hardcopy images; create hardcopy and / or CDs of images; and retrieve comparison studies. Uploading cd's and processing LILA's. Scheduling duties as required for add-on, reschedule .cancel and follow-up appointments. The Administrative Assistant demonstrates maximum flexibility and multitasking capabilities while working with staff as a team. Ability to rotate to existing Radiology Areas

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to interact appropriately and congenially with staff, faculty, fellows, residents and patients.
• Ability to establish comfortable relationships with patients and their family member.
• Ability to independently make decisions in the absence of superiors.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities, frequent interruptions, deadlines, emergencies and heavy workload.
• Strong working knowledge of personal computers, HIS, RIS, LORAD, PACSCUBE CD Burner, Array Digitizer
• Skill in typing with accuracy and moderate speed.
• Ability to use mathematical skills to efficiently analyze various pertinent data related to workload and finance.
• Medical terminology to a level permitting accurate preparation of scheduling patient procedures interacting with physicians, patients and staff.
• Basic organizational skills to ensure a workable efficient office including organization schedules, electronic and paper records and files.
• Skill in analyzing information or situations to define a problem, identify relevant concerns, formulate logical and objective conclusions and alternatives.
• Ability to handle confidentiality issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to read and write correspondence and reports of a business nature using proper grammar, punctuation and syntax.
• Basic organization skills to ensure a workable, efficient office operation.
• Working knowledge of hospital / billing forms and the ability to explain services and charges to patients and / or family.
• Skill in quickly assimilating and retaining a large body of financial screening and patient registration information.