Tech Assistant II -Radiology

01 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 42,898 - 49,648; Full time

Job summary

01 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center seeks a skilled scheduler for the Mammography department to manage interventional case coordination, pre-registration, and patient flow.

You will handle authorizations, CPT/ICD coding, and Medicare compliance while maintaining courteous patient interactions and accurate data entry in our systems. This role offers a daytime shift and steady, full-time hours.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED; current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification per American Heart Association standards.
• Two to four years of recent scheduling experience in PT/CT, Angio, CT, US, MRI, and X‑ray, with strong knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Understanding of Medicare Secondary Payer and Three‑day rule regulations.
• Excellent communication and customer‑service skills.

Responsibilities

• Use PACS to transmit and print/burn CDs of patient studies; transport and assist patients; lift or move patients; file X‑ray jackets.
• Perform routine clerical duties: prepare charts for interventional procedures, gather patient demographics and financial data, input into computer system, provide necessary patient preparation for procedures.
• Coordinate scheduling with radiologists and nurses for interventional cases, and process initial paperwork and identification bands.
• Schedule examinations across multiple modalities (PT/CT, CT, MRI, NM, US, Angio, X‑ray, Mammo). Maintain a friendly and professional telephone presence.
• Obtain authorizations and billing codes; assess medical necessity for Medicare patients; obtain required signatures and collect copies of insurance and Medicare cards; adhere to Medicare Secondary Payer and Three‑day rule regulations.
• Perform primary duties with MD office: Obtain authorization and DI order; Provide CPT codes; Obtain ICD‑9 codes for Medicare patients.
• Interview, pre‑register, and screen patients for PET/CT, MRI, US, and CT; gather accurate demographic information; initiate quality patient care.
• Coordinate child/adult sedation with anesthesiology and surgery scheduling; notify DI and OR nurses; review DI orders and verify exam scheduling.
• Enter X‑ray, CT, US, MRI, and PET/CT exams into the computer system; prepare charts for interventional procedures.
• Prepare all necessary paperwork, consent forms, questionnaires, and identification bands for the following day; schedule technologist and radiologist exams.
• Register patients, obtain insurance and identification cards, determine primary and secondary payor, and enter information into the system.
• Assist patients by transporting via wheelchair or stretcher, lifting patients onto X‑ray tables, and providing phone assistance.
• Respond promptly to calls: Diagnostic Imaging, how may I direct your call?
• File X‑ray jackets; print and burn CDs for patient imaging studies; assist physicians with PACS image viewing; record subpoenas and legal documentation; aid technologists with patient flow.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Skills

Scheduling experience

Medical terminology

Communication skills

Physical ability to lift/move patients

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Department: Mammography

Responsibilities

• Use PACS to transmit and print/burn CDs of patient studies; transport and assist patients; lift or move patients; file X‑ray jackets.
• Perform routine clerical duties: prepare charts for interventional procedures, gather patient demographics and financial data, input into computer system, provide necessary patient preparation for procedures.
• Coordinate scheduling with radiologists and nurses for interventional cases, and process initial paperwork and identification bands.
• Schedule examinations across multiple modalities (PT/CT, CT, MRI, NM, US, Angio, X‑ray, Mammo). Maintain a friendly and professional telephone presence.
• Obtain authorizations and billing codes; assess medical necessity for Medicare patients; obtain required signatures and collect copies of insurance and Medicare cards; adhere to Medicare Secondary Payer and Three‑day rule regulations.
• Perform primary duties with MD office:
  • Obtain authorization and DI order.
  • Provide CPT codes.
  • Obtain ICD‑9 codes for Medicare patients.
• Interview, pre‑register, and screen patients for PET/CT, MRI, US, and CT; gather accurate demographic information; initiate quality patient care.
• Coordinate child/adult sedation with anesthesiology and surgery scheduling; notify DI and OR nurses; review DI orders and verify exam scheduling.
• Enter X‑ray, CT, US, MRI, and PET/CT exams into the computer system; prepare charts for interventional procedures.
• Prepare all necessary paperwork, consent forms, questionnaires, and identification bands for the following day; schedule technologist and radiologist exams.
• Register patients, obtain insurance and identification cards, determine primary and secondary payor, and enter information into the system.
• Assist patients by transporting via wheelchair or stretcher, lifting patients onto X‑ray tables, and providing phone assistance. Respond promptly to calls with: “Diagnostic Imaging, how may I direct your call?”
• File X‑ray jackets; print and burn CDs for patient imaging studies; assist physicians with PACS image viewing; record subpoenas and legal documentation; aid technologists with patient flow.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED; current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification per American Heart Association standards.
• Two to four years of recent scheduling experience in PT/CT, Angio, CT, US, MRI, and X‑ray, with strong knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Understanding of Medicare Secondary Payer and Three‑day rule regulations.
• Excellent communication and customer‑service skills.
• Physical ability to lift, move, and transport patients.

Job Specifications

• Union: NUHW
• Work Shift: Day Shift
• FTE: 1.0
• Scheduled Hours: 40
• Hourly Rate: $31.14 – $36.04