Mammography Technologist
Makes mammography images for interpretation by the Radiologist. Employee will be responsible for assisting in quality control and assurance. Employee is also responsible for patient education and performing mammography exams on adult patients.
Exposure to extraneous rays from x-ray equipment may result in injuries such as burns, dermatitis, destruction of blood cells, and inhibition of glandular activities unless all precautions are taken. May be exposed to infectious disease due to patient condition.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs mammography exams in accordance with the American College of Radiology and the Food and Drug Administration guidelines.
- Performs and maintains records in accordance with the American College of Radiology.
- Assists Radiologist with stereotactic exams and biopsies.
- Rooms patients for other technologists, gets patients changed, notifies physicians of abnormal findings (after seeing written report or receiving an oral report from the radiologist), digitizes prior (or outside) images, puts images on a disc to be sent to outside facilities, schedules stereotactic biopsies and needle localizations, calls patients to schedule mammograms, coordinates with PACS admin to obtain or transmit images, cleans department, prints consent forms for procedures, performs quality control procedure in the absence of the lead.
Requirements
Graduation from an accredited school of Radiologic Technology. Registration or registry eligible with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Current Radiation Operators Certification with the Kentucky Department of Human Resources. Must meet guidelines set by the ACR and FDA. BLS required.
Benefits
Tuition Assistance reimbursement program. Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave. Bereavement Leave (includes pets). PTO Sell Back Program. Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation). Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support.
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