Travel Radiology Technologist
Salinas, California
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

Job Opportunity: Tech Assistant II

Location: Salinas, California
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks

Job Description

Under direct supervision, the Tech Assistant II will:

• Use the PACS system to transmit and print/burn CDs of patient imaging studies.
• Transport and assist patients, including lifting and moving patients as needed.
• Perform routine clerical duties such as preparing charts for interventional procedures.
• Obtain and enter patient demographics, financial data, and other pertinent information into computer systems.
• Provide necessary patient preparation for imaging procedures.
• Work with Radiologists and Nurses to schedule interventional cases.
• Prepare and process initial paperwork and identification bands.
• Schedule exams for multiple modalities including PT/CT, CT, MRI, NM, US, Angio, X-ray, and Mammography.
• Obtain authorizations and provide billing codes for physician offices.
• Assess medical necessity for Medicare patients and obtain required signatures and copies of insurance, Medicare, and medical cards.
• Follow regulations related to Medicare Secondary Payer and the Three Day Rule.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served.
• Assist physicians with viewing images on the PACS system.
• Record subpoenas and legal documentation for the Radiology Department.
• Assist technologists with patient flow and other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Schedule exams with physician offices, obtain authorizations, CPT codes, and ICD-9 codes for Medicare patients.
• Interview and pre-register patients for PET/CT, MRI, US, and CT exams.
• Register, interview, and screen patients into ITS and Meditech systems.
• Coordinate child and adult sedation with anesthesiology and notify relevant departments.
• Review diagnostic imaging orders to verify accuracy.
• Prepare paperwork, consents, questionnaires, and identification bands for procedures.
• Greet and register patients, obtain insurance and identification cards.
• Determine and enter patient’s primary and secondary payors.
• Initiate and explain required documents and obtain patient signatures.
• Transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or walking.
• Answer telephone calls professionally and courteously.
• Perform miscellaneous duties such as filing x-ray jackets and scanning signed orders.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population served.
• Experience working with PACS systems and multiple imaging modalities.
• Strong clerical and organizational skills.
• Professional and friendly phone communication skills.
• Ability to assist patients physically as needed.

Specialty & Experience

• Specialty: Tech Assistant II
• Required Years of Experience: Not explicitly stated; experience with imaging department procedures and patient assistance preferred.
• Prior travel experience: Not required.

This position is suitable for healthcare workers interested in diagnostic imaging support roles involving both clerical and patient care duties.