What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technologist - Mammography/Diagnostic position at Eastern Radiologists, Inc.?
Job Summary: Under indirect supervision performs all duties associated with acquisition, processing, submission for interpretation, and archiving of mammography images. Responsible for the care of the patient while in the mammography department.
Major Job Functions:
- Communicate with patients in a respectful, appropriate and courteous manner.
- Maintain cleanliness of mammography, x-ray, and bone density rooms.
- Explain procedures to patient and maintain patient safety.
- Provide patient care and comfort and honor patient’s bill of rights.
- Obtain patient’s clinical history as appropriate to procedure.
- Follow and attend all HIPAA, Blood Bourne and OSHA guidelines and classes.
- Perform QC duties on mammogram, x-ray and bone density units as necessary.
- Maintain data in MRS for all patients.
- Call patients back for additional views as needed.
- Perform diagnostic x-rays, mammography and bone density exams.
- Collect, wash and restock laundry as needed.
- Update ACR Mammography Accreditation.
- Works with Clinical Radiology students and supervises them.
- Scans appropriate paperwork into PACS and MedInformatix.
- Coordinate review of biopsy/pathology cases for radiologists.
- Keeps up continuing education as required.
- Perform other miscellaneous duties as requested.
Specifics:
- Education: Graduate of an AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology.
- Experience: No post graduate experience required.
- Certification/License/Registration: ARRT registered in Mammography required. BLS/CPR certification required. Maintains Continuing Education Credits.
- Position Titles and Number Supervised: None.
- Special Training/Skills: Must be able to remain calm in stressful situations. Must display courtesy and empathy toward patients, co-workers, and physicians. Must be able to make sound judgments and execute the appropriate actions based on the needs of patients and knowledge of departmental policies and procedures. Must have good communication skills and be discrete with confidential information. Demonstrate punctuality and dependability and ability to make good use of clinical time.
- Physical Demands: Must be able to move about freely. Must be able to assist in the lifting of physically compromised patients. Must possess sufficient visual and auditory acuity to perform task remotely located to the patient.
- Working Conditions: Works in a medical facility. Subject to electrical, chemical, and radiant energy hazards. Exposure to infectious disease and lifting hazards. Sits, stands, and walks intermittently throughout the day. Must stoop and bend in the course of job performance. Must lift patients and supplies.
- Other (Operational Excellence): Employee must be aware of and fully support all practice policies and procedures. Must have demonstrated ability to deliver services to physicians, patients and fellow employees with compassion and in a responsive, courteous and concerned manner.
Salary : $56,272 - $73,360