MRI Patient Care Navigator

Carolinas Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards

Retirement benefits

Career development

Job summary

Carolinas Medical Center is seeking a part-time MRI support assistant to help prep patients, transport between exam rooms, and provide basic instructions for procedures. This role interfaces with physicians, technologists, and staff to ensure smooth imaging workflows.

Responsibilities include using radiology systems, organizing exam spaces, greeting patients, scheduling, and handling film requests. Candidates should have GED/HSED or high school diploma and strong communication and computer

Qualifications

• Competent in IV insertion and venipuncture, based on department need.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of patients, staff and physicians.
• Excellent customer service and organizational skills.
• Intermediate computer skills including experience in using computer applications/systems and electronic mail.
• Must be able to follow directions and work well both independently and with technologists, physicians, and patients.

Responsibilities

• Assists patient in preparation for exam, provides basic instruction to patients regarding routine procedures, transports patients between exam rooms/departments and escorts patients, families, and visitors if department needs require.
• Uses radiology computer systems to generate requisitions, check schedules, and obtain pertinent patient information as needed.
• Organizes and prepares exam rooms and work areas, including cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment, based on department need.
• Greets patients and visitors and responds to routine requests for information, reports or film loans. Promptly answers telephone, screens calls, schedules patient appointments, and takes messages, if department needs require.
• Acts as a liaison between ordering physician, radiologist, and technologist.
• Provides radiology reports and/or radiographic images to staff, physicians, patients and/or family upon request. Files, retrieves, and releases health information records and films. Compiles film jackets/discs and completes required forms/documentation.
• Documents requested information and promptly communicates observations, concerns, and needs of the patient with physicians and other members of the health care team.
• Completes routine maintenance and quality monitoring of imaging equipment using appropriate technique when cleaning, sterilizing and caring for instruments and other equipment, based on department need.
• Assists with the screening and documentation of MRI implants based on department need.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Skills

IV insertion

Venipuncture

Communication

Customer service

Computer skills

Follow directions

Education

GED/HSED

High school diploma

Job description

Carolinas Medical Center is seeking a part-time MRI support assistant to help prep patients, transport between exam rooms, and provide basic instructions for procedures. This role interfaces with physicians, technologists, and staff to ensure smooth imaging workflows.

Responsibilities include using radiology systems, organizing exam spaces, greeting patients, scheduling, and handling film requests. Candidates should have GED/HSED or high school diploma and strong communication and computer