What are the responsibilities and job description for the Imaging Informatics Coordinator position at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center?
Job Title: Imaging Informatics Coordinator
This is an On-Site position located in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
About Cheyenne Regional
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center was founded in 1867 as a tent hospital by the Union Pacific Railroad to treat workers injured while building the transcontinental railroad.
We pride ourselves on patient and employee experience by living our core values of Integrity, Caring, Compassion, Respect, Service, Teamwork and Excellence to I.N.S.P.I.R.E. great health.
A Day in the Life of an Imaging Informatics Coordinator
The Imaging Informatics Coordinator works under the supervision and general direction of the Director of Radiology.
Responsibilities include system coordination, maintenance, and configuration ensuring daily operations.
The position requires a thorough understanding of workflow processes and relationships between ancillary systems and RIS/PACS.
The Imaging Informatics Coordinator serves as liaison between the Medical Imaging departments, Information Technology department, Medical Units, and Physician practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Participates in development of policies and procedures, in cooperation with IT, to assure that system monitoring, downtime procedures, and maintenance procedures are followed.
- Extensive knowledge of all RIS and PACS applications and equipment including Fuji RIS, Fuji Synapse, Fuji IIPs, film digitizer, CD burner, eFilm, radiologist reading stations, PACS stations, scanners, printers, and speech mics.
- Must understand the interaction between ancillary systems and Radiology.
- Answers support calls from Radiology, hospital staff, physicians and physician offices.
- Assists with RIS and PACS related issues.
- Communicates with clinics that have access to Radiology systems for reports, voice files and images.
- Offers 24/7 on-call support.
- Acts as an applications trainer for Radiology staff, physicians, and others needing access to RIS and/or PACS systems.
Requirements
- Exhibits good communication (both written and oral) skills.
- Exhibits strong teaching skills.
- Ability to perform on-call duties.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize data.
- Ability to calculate and interpret numbers.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree or higher.
- One (1) or more years of healthcare experience.
- Cheyenne Regional AHA RQI within 14 calendar days of start date.
