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
• •Technical competence to perform all department functions
• •Technical competence to perform in a multi-modality department
• •Working knowledge of patient orders, status changes, patient charges, profiles, and ability to transmit electronic medical record
• •Knowledge of PACS and mammography reporting system
• •Ability to maintain mammography services in accordance with standards established by the hospital and with state, local and federal standards
• •Ability to maintain quality control for designated area
• •Ability to participate in On-Call assignments and work schedule changes
• •Ability to practice sterile technique and use universal precautions
• •Ability to provide radiation protection for self and patient
• •Ability to recommend equipment modifications, new equipment and essential construction within the area
• •Ability to plan and evaluate staffing for the area
• •Ability to maintain adequate records
• •Ability to maintain and meet expectations on time for all competencies, license, certifications and education requirements
• •Ability to assist Radiologist with imaging procedures
• •Ability to coordinate area purchasing activities and stock levels
• •Ability to coordinate Breast Cancer month activities
• •Ability to coordinate preparation for regulatory compliance activities in the mammography department
• •Ability to evaluate accuracy and technical quality of images procedures
• •Ability to demonstrate and explain difficult or new techniques and procedures to the technical staff
• •Ability to delegate responsibilities to designated staff members
• •Ability to help coordinate work assignments and coordinate requests for imaging services and hospital routine
• •Ability to maintain patient flow and coordination of other imaging procedures
• •Ability to participate in hospital-wide quality assurance program
• •Ability to transport and position patients
• •Ability to perform proper computer skills
• •Ability to produce images under difficult or special conditions
• •Ability to select proper technical factors on an individual basis
• •Ability to operate imaging equipment to produce radiographs of designated areas of the body
• •Ability to perform repetitive hand motions
• •Ability to stand
• •Ability to walk inclines and declines
• •Ability to sit
• •Ability to talk
• •Ability to hear
• •Ability to perform frequent bending
• •Ability to squat
• •Ability to kneel
• •Ability to climb
• •Ability to reach above shoulders
• •Ability to pull
• •Ability to lift 50 pounds from the floor
• •Ability to transfer a patient side to side
• •Ability to move a patient to a sitting position
• •Ability to move a patient to a standing position
• •Ability to move a patient laterally
• •Ability to adjust focus
• •Close vision
• •Ability to conform with all HIPAA and other confidentiality regulations
• •Ability to perform Category 3 tasks involving handling of implements or utensils
• •Ability to use the public or shared bathroom facilities
• •Ability to use telephones
• •Ability to make personal contacts such as handshaking
• •Ability to perform procedures or other tasks in the work routine that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues
• •Ability to assist in cases of emergency medical care or first aid
• •Ability to perform tasks that involve handling of implements or utensils
• •Ability to use the public or shared bathroom facilities
• •Ability to use telephones
• •Ability to make personal contacts such as handshaking

Desired Qualifications

• •State of California Fluoroscopy Permit (preferred)