Data Specialist - Imaging - Radiology (Nights)

UPMC is hiring a full-time Data Specialist to support the UPP Radiology team. The role supports imaging operations by maintaining radiology data and reports, coordinating communications and workflows, conducting audits and analysis, and assisting with billing reconciliation.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate and up to date physician data in the Radiology Information system for report distribution

Maintain imaging reports by adding assessment and recommendations

Review/Run reports checking for exams without dictation and send information back to the radiologist for review when clinically indicated

Under direction of the Director/Manager, performs short- and long-term audits

Act as liaison between the department, as well as other departments to acquire patient information

Review data and completes statistical analysis utilizing various software programs

Maintain data essential to conduct an annual mammography medical audit in compliance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act (required when position is within the Breast Imaging Dept) OR Maintain data essential to re-accreditation for ACR and AIUM (required when position is within the Radiology and Ultrasound Departments)

Generate reports for operational activities

Review billing reconciliation system and modifies charges when indicated

Function as a liaison between the department and transcription and either add or deletes charges based on physician's dictation

Facilitating patient care workflows for Radiologists – communications about critical and incidental findings to ordering providers and their offices, technical communications between Radiologists and various UPMC imaging location technologists, coordinating IT assistance for Radiologists, and other like duties

Preferred

Prefer experience in an imaging department or as a Registered Technologist

Imaging department experience

Registered Technologist

Benefits

Fully remote work arrangement

Opportunities for growth

PTO

A pleasant work environment and friendly team

Company

Nonprofit health care provider and insurer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

https://www.upmc.com/

Founded in 1893

10001+ employees

Qualifications

High school diploma and college courses in related field (computer science or health administration)

High school diploma 3+ years work-related experience

Must have understanding of medical terminology required from previous work-related experience

Working knowledge of software applications normally gained through computer experience without formal training, or attendance of formal training programs applicable to database management

Must have analytical and database management ability sufficient to evaluate data needs, implement and maintain such systems and evaluate clinical, financial, and outcomes data

Comfortability with technology, including working within and switching between multiple applications is necessary

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Prefer experience in an imaging department or as a Registered Technologist

High school diploma 3+ years work-related experience.

Required skills

Medical Terminology, Database Management, Data Analysis, Radiology Imaging

Experience

3+ years