[Hiring] Data Specialist @UPMC

Role Description

Join our team of Life Changers! UPMC is hiring a full-time Data Specialist - Imaging to support the UPP Radiology team/offices. This position is fully remote.

Shift/Hours: Overnights - Set schedule of Thursday - Saturday from 7:00pm - 7:00am

UPP Radiology offers an exciting opportunity for individuals with experience or a strong interest in Imaging to join a high-performing, collaborative team. This fully remote role plays an important part in supporting quality patient care by facilitating critical communications and workflows for onsite and remote Radiologists within the Clinical Division. Although working remotely, you’ll remain highly connected with fellow team members, Radiologists, healthcare providers, and staff through phone, messaging, and email. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a fast-paced, technology-driven environment, values teamwork, and wants to contribute behind the scenes to efficient imaging operations and positive patient outcomes.

Opportunities for growth, competitive benefits/PTO, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

• 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.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and college courses in related field (computer science or health administration) OR High school diploma with 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.
• Prefer experience in an imaging department or as a Registered Technologist.
• Comfortability with technology, including working within and switching between multiple applications is necessary.

Requirements

• 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.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• Act 34

Company Description

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.