Imaging Coordinator

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description:

SCOPE:Schedules patient appointments for diagnostic CT scans, CT scans for radiation treatment planning, PET scans, chest x-rays, and follow-up Gamma Knife MRIs. Obtains comparison studies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Scheduling of diagnostic procedures2. Order and Documentation Management3. Scheduling of all Follow-Up Gamma Knife MRIs

4. Authorizations/Pre-certifications

5. Patient Coordination

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Associate degree in healthcare administration, business, or related field preferred.             
• Minimum of two years of healthcare scheduling, medical office, imaging, oncology, or related experience preferred.
• Previous experience scheduling MRI, CT, PET/CT, Radiation Oncology, or other complex diagnostic services strongly preferred.
• Oncology experience preferred.
• LPN or MA preferred.