DEPARTMENT: MEDICAL IMAGING
FACILITY: Tift Regional Medical Center
WORK TYPE: Full Time
SHIFT: Daytime
SUMMARY:
The File Clerk position is within the Medical Imaging Department. The File Clerk provides imaging support services for both internal and external requests and serves as a liaison between radiologists and referring physicians. Other duties include operating a computer for patient data, reports, images copies, image transfers, and printing.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for delivering quality imaging support services to a varied patient population.
- Assures documentation meets all hospital and accrediting agency standards.
- Follows guidelines in the release of patient images and reports.
- Submits exam requests to the Radiologists for interpretation in a timely manner.
- Maintains confidentiality of department / patient information according to policy.
- Handles telephone communication with courtesy, accuracy and respect for confidentiality.
- Runs daily reports to ensure exams are completed accurately.
- Orders supplies for file room area.
- Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. ("TRHS") policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
- Understands and adheres to: TRHS' compliance standards as they appear in TRHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information.
- Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age-specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position.
- Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
- Attends all mandatory education programs.
- Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
- Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
- Cross-trains in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department.
- Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
- Manages resources effectively.
- Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel.
- Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.
EDUCATION:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.