Description
Position at Vassar Brothers Medical Center
At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) is a renowned, 349-bed regional medical center overlooking the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York. As a tertiary teaching hospital and the healthcare leader in the Mid-Hudson Valley, we offer comprehensive, subspecialized medical, surgical, and obstetrical/gynecological services to the entire community.
Our accolades include:
- U.S. News & World Report - Best Regional Hospital
- Healthgrades - One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
- Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) - Robotic Center of Excellence
At Vassar Brothers Medical Center, we inspire the professional growth of our team members and support a philosophy of shared decision-making. Everyone has a voice and plays a role in defining our future, which helps make this an amazing place to work. Through the strength of our health system and the passion of our team, we continue expanding our care to an even broader market. Our caregivers represent the community in which we work, and our commitment to everyone’s well-being is truly heartfelt.
Purpose: This position performs patient care activities and non-professional services. These include addressing the personal, physical and emotional needs of the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, or geriatric patient and family consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies and procedures of the Nursing Department and Medical Center administration. The position is responsible for navigating the Cerner/PACS system in order to obtain dates of service and other information with regard to imaging exams and in compliance with HIPAA regulations. Support the technologist in answering the phones in the department and stocking the exam rooms. Facilitate flow of department by assisting in communication between staff and patients. Population served based on scope of services in the department.
Essential Responsibilities:
1. Support the technical staff in obtaining, calling in and/or faxing of wet read reports.
2. Process, maintain and prepare patient Medical records, requests and for films and CD’s for continuing care
3. Responsible for scanning, merging and sharing of medical records and exams between internal computer systems.
4. Contributes to and actively participates in the department’s performance improvement tracking relevant patient care indicators and other indices used to audit department’s operations by making appropriate notations in the department’s logs.
5. Printing and providing of all consents and procedure forms for clinical staff
6. Verify all modalities exams QC’d and that results are in PACS.
7. Assist with admissions, the delivery of patient care, transfers, discharges and transport of patients. Uses two identifiers whenever taking patients to the modality and reports special care needs and patient concerns to the radiology nurse and or technologist.
8. Assists with the continuity of patient care through harmonious working relationships with other staff members and through appropriate interactions with patient, family and physician promoting an environment of Teamwork.
9. Continues professional development and remains current in all procedures and work flow for each modality.
10. Answers telephone and pages promptly and in a courteous manner, identifying self and department at all times.
11. Interacts consistently with registrars, nursing units, and clerical staff, etc., to ensure that exam requests and patient charges correlate and the order diagnosis are appropriate.
12. Reports and removes non-functioning equipment from circulation, tags for repair and reports to lead technician or management.
13. Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).
14. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
15. Performs other duties as required.
Education and Experience Requirements:
· High School Diploma or equivalent experience.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:
· General knowledge of simple medical procedures or terminology.
· General understanding of office equipment.
License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:
· PREFER: American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Saver certification.
With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!
Working Conditions:
Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Some occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Org Unit: 1606
Department: Radiology Admin
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $21.25 Hourly
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