Medical Imaging Assistant - Radiology
Company: Christus Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: May 9, 2025
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Job Description:
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Summary:
Medical Imaging Assistant is responsible for a wide variety of
duties including answering telephone, fax, and intercom systems,
taking messages, routing calls, and paging staff as necessary.
Receives, retrieves, and releases films/CDs in accordance with
department policy. Prepares films/CDs for mailing and records,
documents, and controls imaging activity. Also, greets patients,
family members, visitors, and physicians, provides information
regarding appropriate preparation, and advises of approximate wait
time for procedures. Verifies patient information, makes computer
entries, and communicates/interfaces with hospital personnel,
medical staff, patients, families, visitors, and outside agencies
to ensure quality patient care. Demonstrates proficiency in looking
up information in PACS. Daily, reviews schedule, checks for
possible inconveniences based on coverage, emergencies, or
over-booking; takes appropriate actions as outlined by departmental
policy.
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking
Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical
facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and
surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It
is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II
Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and
nurses specially trained in emergency services.
The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency
department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites
A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M
University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine
Accredited Chest Pain Center
Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team
Responsibilities:
Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Demonstrates adherence to the Core Values of CHRISTUS Health.
Maintains consistency with Administrative and Departmental policies
with appropriate behavior, dress, attitude, attendance,
confidentiality, professionalism, and reliability.
Promotes staff growth, development, and employee engagement by
collaborating with management, coworkers, and physicians to create
an optimal work environment.
Promotes exceptional physician satisfaction by providing meaningful
assistance to radiologists and referring physicians.
Performs all duties in a manner that protects the confidentiality
of patients and does not solicit or disclose any confidential
information unless it is necessary in the performance of assigned
job duties.
Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or
care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial,
cultural, spiritual, age-specific, and other developmental needs of
each patient served.
Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, and standards of
care as deemed appropriate by State and Federal agencies, the
hospital, and other regulatory entities.
Demonstrates flexibility by working other shifts and at other
campuses as needed or required.
Ensures completed exams are scanned and stored correctly in
PACS.
Ability to follow PACS downtime procedures and escalate any
problem(s) or issue(s) to the PACS administrator or Designee if
needed.
Troubleshoots and reports any equipment malfunctions to the
Director/Manager and/or Biomedical personnel.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
High School Diploma or equivalent years of experience required
Experience
1 year of experience working in Medical Imaging as a receptionist
preferred
Basic computer skills required
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
BLS preferred
Work Schedule:
3PM - 11PM
Work Type:
Full Time
Keywords: Christus Health, Corpus Christi , Medical Imaging Assistant - Radiology, Healthcare , Corpus Christi, Texas
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