Job Description

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Adventist Health Sonora serves nearly 100,000 residents in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties with emergency and acute care services, as well as advanced cancer care, cardiac care, rural health, primary and specialty care offices, surgical services, and diagnostic imaging. Last year we cared for more than 360,000 patients. Adventist Health Sonora is a not-for-profit, 152-bed health care facility staffed by more than 230 physicians and providers, 1,375 associates and 150 volunteers, making Adventist Health Sonora the largest private employer in Tuolumne County.

Job Summary:

Schedules and prepares patients for all routine and specialty imaging procedures and exams. Works on routine assignments within defined parameters, established guidelines and precedents.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred
• Associate\'s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred

Essential Functions:

• Screens and schedules all radiology procedures and exams, pulmonary function tests and first appointment nuclear stress tests (NSTs). Communicates with patients and/or family members in order to relay instructions and protocols for scheduled exams or procedures. Diffuses emotionally-charged customer relations as needed.
• Obtains, inputs and verifies all necessary demographics, diagnostics, authorizations, physician orders, special instructions and insurance information. Accommodates special needs and other patient requirements. Adheres to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.
• Maintains a high productivity standard and minimizes caller wait and hold times. Reschedules appointments according to patient and/or physician requests and equipment downtime. Communicates all scheduling backlogs, barriers or issues to supervisor.
• Greets and registers patients upon check-in, ushers patients to dressing and exam rooms and transports patients as needed.
• Serves as liaison between physician offices, radiology staff, support staff and business offices.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

About Us: Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God\'s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

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