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Hackensack Meridian Health · 4 months ago

Mammography Technologist - Per Diem

Edison, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$43.63/hr - $43.63/hr

Hackensack Meridian Health is dedicated to transforming healthcare and serving as a leader of positive change. The Mammography Technologist is responsible for performing mammography examinations, including screening and diagnostic procedures, while ensuring compliance with ACR requirements and maintaining high standards of patient care.

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Responsibilities

Performs diagnostic and screening mammographic examinations on adult adolescent and geriatric patients in an expedient and professional manner

Performs all mammographic imaging procedures as trained

Provides immobilization devices, selects proper technical factors based on individual patient needs and selects and operates equipment for specific procedures

Performs bone density procedures as assigned

Identifies patient's images with the correct name, MRN number and ensures that images are correctly marked as to the breast side and that all images have technologist's initials

Assists with quality control procedures and documenting of phantom image, repeat analysis, calibration test, Geometry calibration, diagnostic review workstation QC, compression test, visual machine checks, view box calibration test, artifact test, CNR/SNR testing and reviewing condition, as delegated by the leadership

Assists with compiling statistics for patient follow-ups, tracking of breast localizations, biopsy recommendations and follow-up on positive biopsy reports

Documents procedures regarding quality control and quality assurance for mammography in compliance with ACR, MQSA, NJ State and FDA

Ensure proper use of the Faxitron system

Documents in EMR (EPIC)any pertinent information regarding patients

Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.)

All equipment must be cleaned with hospital disinfectant as per manufacturer instructions recommendations

Understands and verbalizes proper shielding protocol as per institutional policy

Understands and verbalizes image gently and image wisely

Ensures rooms are stocked and kept in an orderly manner

Ensures proper labeling of specimen images

Tracks the location of the patient in Epic during the Breast Center visit

Ensures appropriate procedures are begun and ended in a timely manner

Recognize equipment technical errors and initiate corrective action

Other duties and/or projects as assigned

Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior

Lifts a minimum of 25 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day

Qualification

Mammography proceduresDiagnostic Radiology licenseARRT certificationRadiologic Technology educationEMR documentationComputer skillsQuality controlPatient careBasic Life Support certificationCommunication skills