PRN Breast Navigator - Up to 23 hours per week

Rate: $46.50 per hour set rate. PRN positions will work up to 23 hours per week and shifts/hours may vary each week.
Shift: PRN - Weekday and/or weekend availability
Location: Morehead Medical Plaza - Charlotte, NC
POSITION SUMMARY: This position oversees the day-to-day operations of the Breast Navigation department in the mammography environment. Develops and maintains a close working relationship with referring and oncology practices. Works closely with radiologists to ensure resolution of all addendums, chart notes, and post biopsy letters as they relate to all biopsy patients. Responsible for calling breast biopsy patients and informing them of their pathology results and assisting them with surgical referrals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reviews diagnostic biopsy reports and makes sure all are reconciled with pathology results. Evaluates pathology terminology in reports for coding purposes. Works with radiologists and transcription to ensure all post biopsy letters are completed
Contacts patients to follow up on biopsy results. Works with referring physician practices to determine where positive biopsy patients are to be seen for surgery
Works with the Mecklenburg Health Department and referring physician practices to ensure patients without insurance are seen for the appropriate care and placed on Medicaid prior to biopsy
Work with outside providers to ensure that all outside consults and second opinions are completed. Reviews images of outside priors to ensure proper images are in order and match diagnosis prior to being reviewed by radiologist
Maintains database of surgical offices that physicians want their patients to be seen at to expedite care
Directs incoming emergency department ultrasound patients to appropriate diagnostic facility and follows up on care

Qualifications:

3-5 years of Diagnostic Mammography experience
ARRT certification, Mammography
Junior College/Associate degree in radiologic technology

Computer literate
Ability to read and interpret medical reports
Familiarity with mammography setting
Ability to work independently
Knowledge of diagnostic mammography, diagnostic ultrasound, mammographic disease, and pathology
Excellent communication skills
Excellent customer service, both internal and external
Walking, sitting and standing for long periods of time, heavy lifting as needed
Excellent time management and organizational skills

Travel Required (% of time): 0 to 25%