Mammography Technologist

Advocate Health • Gurnee, IL

6d • $36 - $53 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mammography Technologist performs basic and intermediate screening and diagnostic mammography examinations. The role includes reviewing patient records and breast health histories, performing scans, recognizing breast anatomy and potential abnormalities, adapting imaging techniques, and assessing image quality and positioning. The technologist post-processes and labels images, provides pertinent patient history to Radiologists, and maintains regulatory records and radiology information system entries, including billing codes. The role also involves patient positioning and transport, following appropriate lifting and pushing/pulling techniques, and providing care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs. The position rotates shifts, weekends, and locations between Gurnee and the hospital. This is a part-time role with no experience required.

Requirements

• Wisconsin state Radiographer license.
• Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association (AHA), to be obtained within six months.
• Advanced training beyond high school, including completion of an accredited or approved Radiologic Technology program.
• Knowledge of Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and basic radiation safety.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and patient service skills for working effectively with physicians, patients, and other staff.
• Ability to work independently.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, and twist throughout the workday; lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist and 20 lbs. overhead; carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance; push or pull with 30 lbs. of force; and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Clear speech, vision, and hearing.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment as necessary when exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, or radiation hazards and blood or body fluids.
• Ability to rotate shifts, work weekends, and work at the Gurnee and hospital locations.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic and intermediate screening and diagnostic mammography examinations.
• Review patient records for clinical information, including patient history, lab results, and physician orders, and obtain each patient’s breast health history.
• Perform scans, identify breast anatomy, distinguish normal from abnormal findings to establish an initial image evaluation, and adapt imaging techniques to improve diagnostic quality.
• Evaluate images for positioning, technique, artifacts, and compression, and repeat images as necessary.
• Compare requisitions with physician orders to confirm exam accuracy.
• Post-process images as directed and accurately label them with the patient’s name, medical record unit (MRU) number, and location or position.
• Provide Radiologists with pertinent patient history when they review films.
• Maintain records in accordance with regulatory requirements; enter patient and study information into the radiology information system; and document procedure billing codes to ensure accurate patient charges.
• Position and transport patients, including duties requiring lifting and pushing or pulling, using proper technique.
• Provide care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs in accordance with department policies and procedures.
• Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Competitive compensation, potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and opportunity for annual performance-based increases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree