Data Specialist-Imaging

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is hiring a Data Specialist-Imaging for a remote position that supports Radiologists in their workflows. The role involves maintaining physician data, audits, and facilitating communications for patient care to improve outcomes. Ideal candidates will have experience in imaging and possess strong communication skills to work effectively with healthcare teams.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in an imaging department or as a Registered Technologist.
• Experience in maintaining physician data and imaging reports.
• Ability to perform audits and statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate patient care workflows for Radiologists.
• Maintain accurate physician data and imaging reports.
• Review data and conduct audits.

Skills

Communication

Data Maintenance

Statistical Analysis

Team Coordination

Education

Experience in Imaging Department

Registered Technologist

Tools

Radiology Information System

Various Software Programs

Job description

University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a Data Specialist-Imaging to support their team. This role will work primarilyevening and every 3^rd weekend. Will be expected to provide float coverage to daylight and overnight shifts, will have a month notice in schedule expectation. This role will be primarily responsible for facilitating patient care workflows for Radiologists – communications about critical and incidental findings to ordering providers and their offices, technical communications between Radiologists and various UPMC imaging location technologists, coordinating IT assistance for Radiologists, and other like duties.

University of Pittsburgh Physicians Radiology has an exciting opportunity for those with experience or interest in Imaging! The incumbent to this fully remote position will be joining a high-performing team which provides quality service in the interest of improving patient care and outcomes through facilitating communications and workflows for onsite and remote Radiologists in the Clinical Division. Although remote, this position will be highly interactive with fellow team members, Radiologists, and other health care providers and staff and requires personable and professional communication over various channels (phone, messaging, email)

The ideal candidate will have prior experience in an imaging department or as a Registered Technologist

Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate and up to date physician data in the Radiology Information system for report distribution.
• Maintain imaging reports by adding assessment and recommendations.
• Review/Run reports checking for exams without dictation and send information back to the radiologist for review when clinically indicated.
• Under direction of the Director/Manager, performs short- and long-term audits.
• Act as liaison between the department, as well as other departments to acquire patient information.
• Review data and completes statistical analysis utilizing various software programs.
• Maintain data essential to conduct an annual mammography medical audit in compliance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act (required when position is within the Breast Imaging Dept) OR Maintain data essential to re-accreditation for ACR and AIUM (required when position is within the Radiology and Ultrasound Departments).
• Generate reports for operational activities.
• Review billing reconciliation system and modifies charges when indicated.
• Function as a liaison between the department and transcription and either add or deletes charges based on physician's dictation.