Radiology Support Assistant

Onrad, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Radiology Support Assistant, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring timely communication and quality patient care. This position operates 24/7, supporting radiologists in processing imaging studies and optimizing workflow efficiency. Ideal candidates will have a solid understanding of anatomy and medical terminology, along with strong computer skills. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are dedicated to high-quality service, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology is essential.
• Experience in a fast-paced medical or customer service environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee exams from Direct Radiology clients ensuring timely communication.
• Liaise between radiologists and site personnel for efficient patient care.
• Document issues and communicate with IT regarding any problems.

Skills

Anatomy knowledge

Physiology knowledge

Medical terminology

Computer skills

Customer service experience

Education

High School diploma/GED

Associate’s degree in related field

Job description

Radiology Support Assistant

In this pivotal role, you will oversee and ensure that the exams coming from Direct Radiology (DR) clients will be complete for the radiologist, read in a timely fashion, and that any communication of critical findings will be communicated to the care provider and ensure physician to physician communication as needed. You will liaise between staff radiologists and site personnel to ensure efficient, high quality patient care and safety during 3rd shift between the hours of 4:00pm - 6:00am pacific time. Other shifts may be available.

Your role:

• As part of our DR team that supports Radiologists, your role is an essential function that operates 24/7 and is a base requirement for supporting the radiologists to process imaging study volume optimizing radiologist efficiency, productivity, and quality.
• Monitor and direct Emergent and Non-Emergent workflow platform queues to ensure that cases are getting processed within their designated turn-around times.
• Liaise with hospitals/sites covered by Direct Radiology to resolve issues, whether these issues are regarding a specific case or in general as well as communicating any critical findings to the care provider.
• Complete support request submitted by radiologists for missing images, reports, exam information, connection to a referring provider, additional history or any request to effectively complete a quality read for a patient/client.
• Document any issues that arise throughout the shift in the Shift Change Summary Report and notify the Supervisor, Manager and/or the appropriate department; contact and follow up with IT regarding any IT issues that occur for staff and radiologists and liaise with the radiologists and assist with any questions, queries and/or concerns in the absence of Radiologist Liaisons.
• Other assigned duties.

You're the right fit if:

• Your skills include adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology as well as strong computer skills and computer program knowledge.
• You have experience in a fast-paced medical or customer service environment delivering high quality patient care and/or service.
• You can sit at a desk while working 8 hour shifts with breaks and a 30 minute lunch period as determined by applicable labor laws.
• You have a minimum of a High School diploma/GED (required). Associate’s degree and/or experience in a related field is preferred.
• As a remote employee you are required to have a dedicated office environment free of all outside distractions and background noises. While on shift, the office needs to remain clear of non-work-related events, people, and activities that may disrupt or interfere with work. You must have direct ethernet connectivity at your workstation, with a speed requirement of 5+Mbps down and 2+Mbps up.