Radiology Assistant: Patient Prep & Support

Hugh Chatham Health; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Illinois is seeking a Radiology Administrative Support professional to join the 40-hour-per-week team. You will assist patients, coordinate with radiology staff, and handle front-desk duties in a fast-paced setting.

The role involves preparing patients, processing requisitions, scheduling, and serving as a liaison between physicians, radiologists, technologists, and patients. Shift is 11am–7pm with potential for growth and benefits eligibility.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire.
• GED, HSED, or high school diploma required.

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. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards

Skills

IV insertion

Venipuncture

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Computer skills

Teamwork

Education

GED

HSED

High School Diploma

Job description

Advocate Health in Illinois is seeking a Radiology Administrative Support professional to join the 40-hour-per-week team. You will assist patients, coordinate with radiology staff, and handle front-desk duties in a fast-paced setting.

The role involves preparing patients, processing requisitions, scheduling, and serving as a liaison between physicians, radiologists, technologists, and patients. Shift is 11am–7pm with potential for growth and benefits eligibility.