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.
• Verifies appropriate procedure to be performed by checking physicians' orders, outpatient prescriptions, and prior reports. Contacts physicians with discrepancies.
• 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.
• Ensures no repeat studies due to failure to check armband and/or properly identified patient. Reports any unusual occurrences or changes in patients' condition to appropriate personnel.
• Maintains strict patient and staff confidentiality.
• Completes quality assurance, quality control and radiation safety activities as appropriate.
• Adheres to MQSA and other regulation related to mammography.

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.

Pay

The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.