Diagnostic Testing Specialist

About Us Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals. With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community. Job Summary Under the direction of the Manager of Imaging and Testing, provides expert and reliable testing to the Department of Ophthalmology’s patients and the medical staff’s educational and research needs. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Perform testing for patients including Humphrey visual field, OCT (optical coherence tomography), fundus photography, and a-scan. Assist with patient duties (dilating eyes, retrieving records, calling doctors, moving patients.) Understand adverse medical complications associated with eye medications. Maintain patient confidentiality. Assist with clerical and medical record duties. Assist in training diagnostic testing personnel. Troubleshoot the testing computer system. Archive data on the server routinely. Assess and repair or arrange for repair of photographic equipment. Assist in the preparation of teaching materials. Understand, practice and promote the mission and philosophies of the Institute. Other duties as assigned. Education, Licensure/Certification, and Training Required for the Job High school degree or GED Skills and Abilities Required Strong customer service skills. Exceptional communication skills. Must exhibit professionalism. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality. Must be able to provide independent testing coverage in satellites, therefore reliable transportation is a necessity. Safety Requirements Compliance with Departmental Health and Safety policies and procedures. Mandatory Flu shot annually (based on department guidelines.) Working Conditions/Schedules 40 hour work week, hours and days to be determined by the business needs of the department. Additional hours may be required. EEO Statement Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements In accordance with the US Supreme Court, which has cleared the way for the implementation and enforcement of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination mandate, Wayne Health has established the following COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Wayne Health requires all employees [temporary employees and contractors] who will interact with the public and/or co-workers, regardless of clinical responsibility or patient contact, to have started their primary vaccination series against COVID-19 or received a sincerely held religious belief or medical exemption. All newly hired employees are required to have received their first vaccination dose prior to their start date of employment and completed primary series as outlined in FDA’s prescribing instruction for vaccine administration. New hires must also receive their booster within 30 days after the date that they are eligible to receive it, per CDC guidelines. Exemptions or accommodations to the Wayne Health vaccine requirement may be approved under certain limited circumstances. Anyone with an approved exemption must have weekly PCR COVID-19 testing on their own time and submit the results every Monday, before arriving at work. Employees whose positions are 100% remote are exempt from these requirements. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wayne State University Physician Group