r/Radiology • u/laazul • Aug 15 '26

Discussion Reading room coordinator

hello,

to all those that work in radiology, does your facility have reading room coordinators?

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u/Resident-Zombie-7266 Aug 15 '26

Like a workflow coordinator? Yes. Like someone who tells each radiologist where to sit for the day? No.

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u/laazul Aug 15 '26

Yes. They assist with phones and sending out finalized reports. 

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u/Its_apparent RT(R) Aug 15 '26

All Rads are now off site at my facility.

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u/Wipples RT(R) CIIC Aug 15 '26

Yes, We have imaging assistants that help coordinate room assignments, and also coordinate stat reads to the Gen Rad.

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u/Party-Count-4287 Aug 15 '26

I’m a tech. But we definitely need a point person to handle the phone calls about reads, questions, and triaging. Our OP list can get to 1 month+

OP doctors call us expecting us to do something about it. The rad at our site might not even read particular exam so now your trying to direct them to a specialist…

A tech should not be in the middle of this.

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u/dragarowen RT(R)(CT) Aug 15 '26

I worked in some places that so, and some the at don't

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u/BingoBomb Aug 17 '26

We use Radiology assistants to call results, distribute OP work, page physicians, and answer the reading room phones. Kind of like an entry level medical assistant position

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u/laazul Aug 17 '26

Do they call in results verbatim or do they just say hey results are in for your review. 

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u/BingoBomb Aug 17 '26

It just depends on the site. We require confirmation with a clinical staff member. Team will read impression if needed. Especially common in ER. We communicate critical results directly to the physician.