Radiologic Technologist-Paid Mammography Training-Part Time-Day-Capitol Hill

Job Summary

Provide mammography services to patients in accordance with physicians' orders. Prepare mammography rooms and diagnostic equipment. Perform high-quality testing, operating equipment according to prescribed safety standards, and develop films.

Essential Responsibilities

• Diagnostic Testing: Performs mammography images through clinical protocols and positions patient to best demonstrate anatomic area of interest, respecting comfort and ability.
• Evaluates mammography images for technical quality, assuring proper identification is recorded.
• Ensures patient information is accurately inputted into departmental computer system.
• Arrives, selects current account and completes patients for the appropriate procedure, as directed in IDX-Rad and IDX-Mam.
• Provides patient education on procedures according to age-specific needs.
• Facilitates patients cooperation and alleviates anxiety by addressing concerns.
• Verifies appropriate procedure to be performed by checking physicians' orders, outpatient prescriptions, and prior reports.
• Contacts physicians with discrepancies.
• Prepares desired contrast media.
• Ensures patient and regulatory standards are adhered to and suggests ways to improve patient outcomes when indicated.
• Completes quality assurance, quality control and radiation safety activities as appropriate.
• Maintains strict patient and staff confidentiality.
• Explains how patient should expect to receive exam results.
• Maintains safe radiation levels at all times to minimize exposure to patient, self, and others.
• Performs all necessary equipment checks prior to use.
• Assists in performing first aid as necessary, including Code 199 procedures and locating equipment on crash carts.
• Communicates concerns as appropriate to lead technologists and management.
• Works as an effective team member to efficiently perform radiological procedures.
• Rotates shifts and assignments as required including surgery and portables for Specialty and Hospital staff.
• Takes stand-by call as assigned.

Regulatory

• Adheres to MQSA and other regulation related to mammography.
• Adheres to Cooperative-wide Personal Protection Equipment, Universal Precautions, Related Medical Waste (RMW), Infection Control, Safety, and other OSHA Policies and Procedures.

Experience

• N/A

Education

• High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Certified Radiologic Technologist (Washington) required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.

Additional Requirements

• Communication, problem solving-skills, and consistent excellent customer service.
• State of Washington certification as Mammography Technologist and American Registry of Mammography Technologists (AART-M) registration by date of hire or will train radiology technician with two (2) years experience.