BREAST IMAGING ASSISTANT

General Purpose of Job:

Assists patients, physicians, customers and associates in an accurate, organized manner. Serves as the initial contact with patients arriving for Imaging Services.

Essential Duties:

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Scheduling
  
  
  
  • Schedule mammography exams, breast ultrasounds and breast biopsy appointments.
  • Obtain pertinent patient medical history including lab results and prior images for radiologist review. Once radiologist approval is obtained, contact patient to schedule biopsy procedure.
  • Obtain pertinent medical documentation for MRI screening to ensure the safety of the patient' undergoing MRI breast biopsy.
  • Communicate biopsy date and time with patient and ordering physician office.
  • When study requires anesthesia, coordinate with the surgery board runner or directly interact with Anesthesiologist for scheduling availability.
  
  
• Register Patients
  
  
  
  • Greet patient, accurately interviews and registers Imaging outpatients into the iSparrow (EPIC) system.
  • Input and update all pertinent patient demographics and insurance information.
  • Assign appropriate ICD-10 and CPT code/IMG order for registration and billing compliance purposes at the point of registration and patient check-in.
  • Monitor EPIC registration queues and make appropriate corrections to assure appropriate changes are applied to account.
  
  
• Enter BIRAD data into Mammography tracking system. Make phone calls to schedule patients with BIRAD Code 0 requiring additional studies.
• Attend multidisciplinary breast clinic and schedule follow-up appointments as recommended by physicians at the breast clinic meeting.
• Respond to inquiries concerning the activities and operation of department by referring to established policies and procedures.
• Answer all incoming phone calls.
• Importing CDs from outside facilities, making images available for viewing, interpretation and storage in PACS.
• Create CDs from PACS for referring physicians and patient pick up.
• Provide support and assistance to the Radiologist to streamline workflow in an electronic environment that facilitates rapid turnaround of interpretation results.
• Fix patient files in PACS system (demographics with correct images).
• Distribute and call radiology preliminary results and critical finding to ED, Critical Care, Nursing Units and referring physicians.
• Assist with the completion of studies on the Incomplete Worklist by checking in patient's study, correcting demographic errors and coordinating physician interpretation of study.
• Assist technologists with various duties such as transporting and moving patients and identifying images for processing.
• May be required to rotate to main hospital, Ultrasound, Okemos, and Sparrow Health Center as assigned for relief during vacations, sick time, etc.