NI-Clerk, PACS (Breast Health Center)

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JOB INFORMATION

Effective Date:

11/11/2025

Entity:

Illinois

Job Code:

NI-4118CL

Job Title:

NI-Clerk, PACS (Breast Health Center)

FLSA Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

JOB SUMMARY

Performs a variety of support tasks including assisting with film management, ensuring efficient patient flow and maintaining an orderly and comfortable environment in the Breast Health Center.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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Prepares for CFW patients’ appointments by locating UW Health mammography or other modality type films as necessary by transporting them to the Center For Women Department and returning them by following established department policies and procedures. Maintain confidentiality of position acquired information.

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Pulls patient films, sorts, researches and prepares daily management of films following established department policies and procedures. Maintains confidentiality of position acquired information.

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Requests mammography films from outside facilities according to established signed consent and HIPAA guidelines utilizing the Meditech computer system.

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Responds to and resolves patient, physician, and healthcare facility inquiries providing customer service, copying reports, locating films, prepare digital formatted CDs by releasing information in accordance of HIPAA and Department guidelines utilizing the Meditech computer system.

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Utilizes the PACS system to digitize, scan documents, and print films in accordance of established Department guidelines.

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Performs assigned QC duties in accordance with Department standards.

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Maintains equipment in proper working order notifying appropriate resources of any malfunctions in a timely manner.

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Maintains adequate inventory and replenishes Department linens and patient changing room supplies.

As needed, additional responsibilities reasonably within the scope of duties and physical requirements may be assigned.  ALL DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS MUST BE PERFORMED CONSISTENT WITH THE UW HEALTH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND RESPECT FOR PEOPLE COMMITTMENTS.

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Clinical

Will provide all patients age and culturally appropriate assessment/screening and interpretation of clinical and laboratory data. Develops and implements age appropriate interventional plans of care including education within the parameters of their position responsibilities and licensure

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Computer and file room experience.

Preferred

LICENSE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MAINTAINED PER UW HEALTH POLICY. 

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Good interpersonal, organizational and critical decision-making skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

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Sedentary: Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Up to 10#

Negligible

Negligible

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Light: Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities. If someone can do light work, we determine that they can also do sedentary work, unless there are additional limiting factors such as loss of fine dexterity or inability to sit for long periods of time.

up to 20#

Up to 10# or requires significant walking or standing or requires pushing/pulling of arm/leg controls.

Negligible or constant push/pull of items of negligible weight

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Medium: Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds. If someone can do medium work, we determine that they can also do sedentary and light work.

20-50#

10-25#

Negligible-10#

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Heavy: Heavy work involves lifting no more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. If someone can do heavy work, we determine that they can also do medium, light, and sedentary work.

50-100#

25-50#

10-20#

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Very Heavy: Very heavy work involves lifting objects weighing more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more. If someone can do very heavy work, we determine that they can also do heavy, medium, light, and sedentary work.

Over 100#

Over 50#

Over 20#

Other - list any other physical requirements or bona fide occupational qualifications not indicated above:

Over 50 lbs.

UW Health does not require nor does it expect that its employees lift more than 50 lbs unassisted.  Objects in excess of 50 lbs should be lifted or moved with mechanical means or through a team lift.  Employees in patient care areas are expected to utilize mechanical lifts and adhere to the “Use of Mechanical Lifts (Liko)” policy in the Patient Services Policy and Procedure Manual.

Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.

THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB WITH OR WITHOUT AN APPROVED ACCOMODATION. Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.