About This Role
This X-Ray Technician role involves providing patient and provider assistance, along with quality diagnostic images, within the scope of the license. The position also includes Medical Assistant duties as needed, such as taking vitals, performing lab tests, and charting.
Responsibilities
- Take quality X-ray images as ordered by the provider
- Triage patients according to Local MD Clinical policy, including taking vitals, updating patient demographic or insurance information, and providing written documentation for clear communication with providers
- Perform clinic procedures/duties according to On Local MD Clinical policy policies and procedures
- Assist providers with procedures
- Accurately document patient information in the patient's electronic medical record
- Complete patient charting within the scope of license
- Administer medications as directed by provider
- Accompany patients to triage or exam/procedure room
- Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, and preparing for exams
- Accurately document patient information, taking vitals, and performing screenings per provider guidelines
- Relay instructions to patients/families
- Provide individualized patient/family education and supportive counseling as needed
- Send/receive patient medical records in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations
- Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e., OSHA, CLIA, IL Department of Health)
- Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data
- Comply with all Local MD Clinical policy Urgent Care policies and procedures
- Prepare and manage electronic medical records to ensure information is completed and documented appropriately
- Prepare patient rooms, set up instruments and equipment according to Local MD protocol
- Clean/disinfect exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control
- Clean/disinfect back-office areas according to scheduled maintenance program and document in appropriate records
- Assist in inventory and stocking processes for the facility
- Manage inventory of supplies; restock exam/procedure rooms
- Sanitize laboratory bathrooms after each patient use
- Call patients with lab results
- Clean/restock examination rooms to prepare for each patient
- Sanitize back-office surfaces with high patient contact
- Assist front office registration at the start of patient encounter, including collecting insurance information and additional payment information from the patient during their visit as necessary
