Breast Service Specialist – Full Time Full Time

Full-time

Description

Outpatient Diagnostic Center of Alabama is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, compassionate individual who is a strong communicator to join an energetic, patient-focused team. Are you passionate about patient care? Do you enjoy interacting with patients, providers, technologists, and clinical teams? Come and join our team as a Breast Service Specialist for a Full-Time position at our outpatient imaging center located in Huntsville, AL.

This position supports the Women’s Imaging Department, with a primary focus on Mammography and Ultrasound coordination, patient follow-up, scheduling support, medical record management, and workflow efficiency. This role is designed to assist technologists, radiologists, schedulers, and leadership by ensuring timely coordination of patient care, accurate documentation, and strong communication between patients, referring offices, and internal teams.

Pay and Benefits:

Accomplishing our mission takes a team of people who are dedicated to treating others as they expect to be treated and who consistently demonstrate mutual respect. We hold our employees in high regard as the key component to our success. We offer a total compensation package including competitive base pay and a comprehensive benefits program for your health, your quality of life, and your future:

• Shift Differential Pay and Quarterly Bonus Program
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Health Insurance including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage with FSA & HSA Account Options
• 401(k) plan with Company Match and Company-paid Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability and Employee Assistance Program
• Entry level? We’ll train

Depending on experience, skill set, and operational needs, this role may also provide growth opportunities within Women’s Imaging operations, scheduling coordination, quality support, and clinical workflow management.

Position Overview:

The Women’s Imaging Patient Coordinator / Breast Service Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the daily operations of the Women’s Imaging Department. This position works closely with mammography technologists, ultrasound technologists, radiologists, schedulers, provider offices, and leadership to ensure patients receive timely, accurate, and compassionate care.

This position supports the coordination of breast imaging services, including screening and diagnostic mammography, breast ultrasound, biopsy follow-up, BI-RADS follow-up workflows, prior imaging requests, order management, and patient scheduling. The role also assists with reducing administrative burden on technologists so they can remain focused on patient care, image quality, and clinical throughput.

This position may support one or multiple imaging centers and may function onsite, hybrid, or remotely based on operational needs.

Reporting Structure:

The Women’s Imaging Patient Coordinator / Breast Service Specialist reports directly to the Clinical Manager, Director, Administrator, or assigned leadership designee, following the established chain of command.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Coordination and Customer Service

• Welcome and assist patients in a professional, compassionate, and patient-focused manner.
• Provide clear communication to patients regarding appointment needs, required orders, prior imaging, follow-up exams, and scheduling next steps.
• Assist patients with coordination of mammography and ultrasound appointments, including diagnostic follow-ups, biopsy-related appointments, and additional imaging needs.
• Contact patients to schedule follow-up imaging, fill last-minute cancellations, manage waitlists, and assist with patients not yet scheduled.
• Maintain a calm, supportive, and professional demeanor when working with patients who may be anxious regarding diagnostic results, callbacks, biopsies, or follow-up recommendations.
• Protect patient privacy and maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and company policy.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassionate, patient-centered approach to care coordination.
• Ability to work effectively with patients, technologists, radiologists, schedulers, provider offices, and leadership.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to follow established workflows, policies, and documentation standards.
• Comfort working with RIS, scheduling systems, electronic records, fax workflows, and medical documentation.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Strong organizational skills and follow-through.
• Willingness to learn breast imaging workflows, BI-RADS follow-up processes, biopsy coordination, and Women’s Imaging operational standards.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining consistent communication with the team.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Prior healthcare, imaging center, medical office, scheduling, registration, or patient coordination experience preferred.
• Prior mammography, breast imaging, ultrasound, radiology, or women’s health experience preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Experience with RIS, EMR, scheduling software, faxing systems, and medical records workflows preferred.
• Strong computer skills required.
• Must demonstrate professionalism, confidentiality, dependability, and excellent customer service.

Role Growth and Flexibility:

This role is expected to evolve over time as Women’s Imaging workflows are optimized and departmental needs change. The Breast Service Specialist is encouraged to grow in responsibility and skill set in alignment with operational goals. The employee understands that job duties may be adjusted periodically and agrees to perform other duties as assigned by leadership.

ODC of Alabama offers a full range of diagnostic and screening radiology services. Our primary mission is to offer affordable medical imaging and breast cancer screening without compromising expertise or compassionate experience. To learn more, visit us at www.odcalabama.com.

Serving patients in over 60+ communities, OIA is an imaging center management & development operation that is committed to delivering an affordable diagnostic imaging option without compromising customer convenience, care, technology, or results. We are always recruiting talented individuals who are dedicated to excellent patient care and the highest level of customer service. Visit http://www.oiarad.com/Careers/ today to view all our clinical and non-clinical career opportunities.

We review every resume and we’re actively interviewing! Apply today for immediate consideration!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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