Medical Imaging Support Specialist

Radiologic Technologist Assistant

This position provides essential support to the Imaging Department at Avera Health. Responsibilities include organizing files, transporting patients, and ensuring a smooth workflow.

The ideal candidate will be committed to promoting Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

The selected individual must be able to work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

• Performs clerical/reception duties including answering phones, operating the paging system, assisting physicians and radiologists, greeting arriving patients, filing, and processing requisitions/orders. Organizes and maintains files, records, and logs. Delivers and retrieves films from storage.
• Observes patients while technologists leave immediate area for short periods of time. Assists clinical personnel transferring patient to or from beds or chairs, wheelchairs, or stretchers.
• Assists medical records reconciliation of signed orders to performed exams.
• Contacts patients prior to scheduled day of service to provide exam information, anticipated length of time needed in the department, and answers questions the patient may have. Refers questions to technologist when appropriate. Pre-authorizes scheduled patient exams appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Assists with staff/student on-the-job training and orientation.
• Follows specific procedures for creating and dispatching CDs/copies to appropriate parties.
• Assists technologist in fluoroscopic, diagnostic, nuclear medicine, and other satellite areas of radiology. Assists the technologist in positioning patients for mammograms, general radiographic exams, and portable radiographs.

Essential Qualifications: The ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds is necessary. Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties is also required.