Mammography Technologist
About The Position
The Mammography Technologist is responsible for serving as a patient advocate, ensuring patient needs are met efficiently and compassionately. This role involves performing mammograms with dignity, providing patient education, and maintaining positive relationships with all customers. The technologist will review patient satisfaction data, resolve customer complaints, and ensure timely completion of performance-related tasks. Quality assurance is a key component, including the proper operation of mammography equipment, ensuring safety in all areas, and maintaining accurate data entries. The role also involves personal and professional growth through self-assessment, training, and development of learning plans. Innovation is encouraged through submitting ideas and participating in departmental initiatives. The technologist will also participate in organizational climate activities, staff meetings, and efforts to improve productivity, cost containment, and revenue generation. The position requires adherence to safety protocols, including managing radiation exposure and hazardous materials, and the ability to lift and move patients.
Requirements
- ARRT Registered
- I.D.N.S. License (current)
- Graduate of an approved Radiologic Technology School with experience in mammography.
- 3 years experience as a radiographer
Responsibilities
- Serves as a patient advocate to ensure that patients /customers needs are met in a timely and efficient manner.
- Demonstrates compassion and dignity while performing mammograms.
- Provides education to all patients before, during and after exams.
- Maintains a positive relationship with all customers i.e. patients, other departments, physicians, students and fellow associates.
- Reviews patient satisfaction data and participates in improving areas of concern.
- Utilizes appropriate resources to resolve patient issues.
- Address and resolve customer complaints.
- Ensure on-time completion of your performance pathway
- Sends out co-worker feedback forms 6 months before review to associates you and your leader have identified as able to provide valuable feedback.
- Submits self-evaluation to leader two weeks before review
- Participates quarterly in the TNT associate satisfaction survey
- Submits ideas each year for improving customer satisfaction.
- Accountable for the production of quality mammograms.
- Demonstrates the appropriate operation of all mammography equipment including quality assurance tools i.e. dosimeter, screen contact tool, phantoms etc.
- Demonstrates safety in all areas, electrical, environmental, radiation etc.
- Ensures all appropriate information is present before radiographs are performed.
- Complete all data entries in the hospital and radiology information system.
- Participates in efforts to monitor and improve departmental CQI indicators.
- Submits ideas for improving quality in your department.
- Assess own learning needs, seeks appropriate training and development.
- Sets own learning goals.
- Development of a learning plan and documenting your progress on a learning log.
- Maintains a program to complete required training hours per quarter.
- Submits Dynamite ideas to your leader.
- Participates in hospital-wide or departmental DIG each year.
- Implements Just-Do-It initiatives in your department during the year.
- Participates in hospital-wide TNT-related activities.
- Participates in departmental recognition and socialization activities.
- Attends all departmental staff meetings.
- Participates in efforts to improve productivity in your department.
- Submits ideas for improving productivity in your department.
- Ensures appropriate supplies are available, orders when needed.
- Participates in efforts to contain costs or generate revenue in your department.
- Submits ideas for reducing expenses or adding revenue.
- May be exposed to radiation; hazardous materials & life threatening diseases.
- Ability to lift and/or move patients.
- Ability to work rotating shifts any day of the week.
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.
- For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available.
- Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards
- Benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
