Lead Mammography Technologist, Full Time, Day Shift

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •BLS Certification following American Heart Association guidelines
• •CRT certification
• •AART certification
• •Mammography Certification
• •Registration with the State of California
• •State of California Fluoroscopy Permit
• •Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• •Able to organize and maintain good follow-up
• •Good communication skills
• •All required vaccinations
• •Medical and religious exemptions (where applicable)
• •E-Verify participation acknowledgment
• •Adherence to Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct
• •Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served
• •Ability to assess data reflective of patients' status and interpret relative to age-specific needs
• •Assistance with imaging procedures
• •Coordination of area purchasing activities and stock levels
• •Coordination of Breast Cancer month activities
• •Coordination of preparation for regulatory compliance activities in the mammography department
• •Knowledge of PACS and mammography reporting system
• •Ability to evaluate accuracy and technical quality of images
• •Ability to demonstrate and explain difficult or new techniques and procedures to technical staff
• •Delegation of responsibilities to designated staff members
• •Coordination of work assignments and requests for imaging services
• •Technical competence to perform all department functions from clerical through technical
• •Technical competence to perform in a multi-modality department
• •Maintenance of adequate records
• •Meeting expectations on time for all competencies, license, certifications, and education requirements
• •Maintenance of mammography services in accordance with hospital, state, local, and federal standards
• •Maintenance of patient flow and coordination of other imaging procedures
• •Maintenance of quality control for designated area
• •Instruction in the training of ancillary personnel
• •Operation of imaging equipment to produce radiographs of designated areas
• •Selection of proper technical factors on an individual basis
• •Participation in hospital-wide quality assurance program
• •Participation in On-Call assignments and work schedule changes
• •Proper computer skills and working knowledge of patient orders, status changes, patient charges, profiles, and ability to transmit electronic medical record
• •Planning and evaluation of staffing for the area
• •Awareness of budget parameters
• •Practice of sterile technique and use of universal precautions
• •Production of images under difficult or special conditions
• •Provision of radiation protection for self and patient
• •Responsibility for delegated areas of authority in the performance of routine or special procedures
• •Transportation and positioning of patients
• •Willingness to perform other duties and innovations as assigned
• •Frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing, reaching above shoulders, sitting, walking inclines and declines, standing, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive hand motions
• •Close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• •Ability to pull, lift, transfer, or push a patient side to side, to a sitting position, to a standing position, or laterally
• •Demonstration of a pull lift of 50 pounds from the floor
• •Category 3 exposure to blood/body fluids

Desired Qualifications

• •State of California Fluoroscopy Permit (preferred)