Patient Access Registrar​/Scheduler

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Kennewick Imaging Center time type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
REQ
3962
** Base Pay Range:**$18.06 - $27.09
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* Job Description:

**** The Patient Access Registrar/Scheduler is a supplemental position that will fill in for vacation and sick calls based on department need at Inland Imaging Tri-Cities in Kennewick, WA.*
* ** This position will be eligible for a 12% supplemental differential pay.
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* Summary:

** Patient Access Registrar/Schedulers are responsible for assisting patients and referring physicians and their staff in scheduling exams at an Inland Imaging Associates, LLC facility.  The Patient Access / Scheduling department is generally the first contact with Inland Imaging Associates, LLC so the Patient Access Registrar/Scheduler must present a friendly, courteous and professional demeanor. Greets and welcome all patients and visitors presenting a friendly, courteous and professional image.  

Checks in patients with ordered exam, checks for previous films in RIS, collects patient payments, answers phones and ensures a smooth patient flow.
** Essential

Duties / Responsibilities:

** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Provides high quality customer service by:  + Listening to patients’ and referring providers’ requests for exams, times and locations  + Asking the appropriate questions to get information needed to schedule exams  + Relaying exam specific patient preparatory information as appropriate  + Completes phone call with a professional closing
* Schedules requested exams to maximize equipment utilization by time and location, review open slots
* Ability to schedule, prep, and knowledge of all General, CT & MRI exams
* Frequent interaction with Radiologist, Nurses, and Technologist
* Communicates changes in the patient schedule, STATS, nurse requirements, add-ons, etc... to appropriate parties
* Reviews next days assigned schedule to:  + Maximize equipment utilization by time, location and specialty slot for MRI & CT  + Account for changes in the MRI & CT physicians schedule
* Calls patients to re-schedule exams as needed
* Opens faxes from scheduling fax server sent in by referring providers and renames with standard nomenclature
* Coordinates patient care between technologists and clerical staff to facilitate a smooth workflow
* Acts as a liaison between staff, management and physicians
* Provides high level of customer service by:  + Greets and welcomes all patients and visitors  + Ensures all patients are registered and “arrived”  + Patients requiring assistance are provided assistance as needed  + Keeps a clean work area to represent the professional image of Inland Imaging
* Prepares paperwork for patient exams in advance, except add-ons, and give the paperwork to appropriate modality
* Answer phones and assist callers
* Initiates loans and generates reports as requested by referring provider offices
* Burns patient exams and reports onto CD’s to be given to patients and referring provider offices
* Digitizes previous hard copy radiographic films to PACS system
* Locates and obtains previous related imaging for upcoming appointments, and uploading to PACS.
* Processes all the legal requests for Seattle locations.
* Schedules Prostate fusion Endo rectal coil MRI’s.
* Fills in and helps with the Patient Care Coordinator duties.
* Assists Technologists with injection procedures.
* Requests prior-op reports to see if the device that was put in is safe for us to do the procedures.
* Assists mammogram patients and escorts them to the changing room and exam room.
* Processes patient payments.
* Schedules walk-in patient exams
* Rotates to other shifts and locations as needed
* Performs other duties as assigned                                                     
** General

Duties and Responsibilities:

*** Ability to…