Wheels Driver Woodstock Putnam Thompson

Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more.

These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort. For more information, go to licommunityhospital.org.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Appointment Coordinator - Part Time 9AM-5PM; rotating schedule/shifts - Radiology.

• Properly greets patient.
• Properly identifies patient.
• Prepares patient in an appropriate position.
• Follows IC procedures (Gloves, Hand washing).
• Properly labels and documents tubes and label sets.
• Follows policies and procedures for sharps disposals.
• Keeps a clean, neat and professional working appearance.
• Patient left in a safe manner, bed rails up.
• Correctly inputs results into Novius.
• Explains procedure and reassures patient.
• Protects privacy of patient (Closing curtains etc.).
• Protects confidentiality of patient.
• Refers question of patient to appropriate person (i.e. Nursing, Supervisors).
• Identifies any additional need of patient and acts accordingly.
• Reports to supervisor or nursing any unusual condition of patient and documents on label set and in computer.
• Identifies his/herself, wears hospital  and clarifies his/her role to patient in an understandable and respectful fashion.
• Understands general computer operation for this area.
• Prepares document in computer or deletion, addition or changes in order.
• Properly documents all pertinent patient information.
• Delivers Separately all STAT requests to laboratory.
• Relay to supervisor any conflict in specimen identification or labeling.
• Handles equipment in accordance to laboratory policy.
• Completes work or explains to coverage appropriate stage of processing and outstanding issues.
• Knowledge of computer downtime procedure.
• Ability to handle light stock.
• Responsible to make sure adequate supplies are in the area.
• Works collaboratively with other staff to maintain cleanliness of work environment and equipment (ie. Carts, EKG machine).
• Assists with prevention of transmission of infection by adhering to Standard Precautions as evidenced by effective handwashing techniques.
• Recognizes safety hazards and acts promptly and appropriately.
• Ability to concentrate and pay attention to detail for up to 90% of work time when doing computer entry; 95% of work time for filing radiology records; ability to stand and walk for up to 90% of work time when filing or retrieving records, or duplicating film.
• Ability to lift/carry up to 25 lbs occasionally.
• Ability to push/pull up to 75 lbs occasionally.
• Ability to bend, squat, kneel, and reach above shoulders occasionally.
• Communicates with Insurance companies to obtain proper pre-authorization and/or authorization when necessary.
• Provides Patient Bill of Rights, Advance Directive, and other patient education material.
• Retrieves/Returns voice‑mail messages in a timely manner.
• Obtains adequate medical/insurance information from patient or referral site.
• Provides/referral site with correct preparation for scheduled examination.
• Schedules examination in appropriate time slot, coordinating multiple exams.
• Refers questions appropriately to Supervisors and/or Radiologists.
• Coordinates patient information with radiology staff, central reg, P.A.T., O.R., etc.
• Obtains prescriptions as needed; faxes to appropriate areas.
• Generates retrieval slips for outside storage facilities.
• Types, distributes daily outpatient schedule.

• High School diploma or equivalency with basic literacy and knowledge of…