Mammography Technologist 4x10 M-Th Bellevue
Company: Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: June 20, 2022
Job Description:
$10000 Signing or Relocation Bonus Available Provide mammography
services to patients in accordance with physicians orders. Prepare
mammography rooms and diagnostic equipment. Perform high quality
testing, operating equipment according to prescribed safety
standards, and develop films. Exercise professional judgment and
uphold medical ethics in performance of diagnostic services. Apply
knowledge of the principles of growth and development to identify
requirements relative to age specific patients. Maintain strict
patient and staff confidentiality. Comply with all regulations
pertaining to mammography (MQSA/ACR). Essential
Responsibilities:Diagnostic Testing:
- Performs mammography images through clinical protocols and
positions patient to best demonstrates anatomic area of interest,
respecting comfort and ability.
- Demonstrates knowledge to perform mammography through the use
of radiological equipment.
- Develops films in accordance with proper techniques.
- Evaluates mammography images for technical quality, assuring
proper identification is recorded.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide
radiology services to all age groups served.
- Provides patient education on procedures according to
age-specific needs.
- Facilitates patients cooperation and alleviates anxiety by
addressing concerns.
- Verifies appropriate procedure to be performed by checking
physicians orders, outpatient prescriptions, and prior reports.
Contacts physicians with discrepancies.
- Demonstrates complete understanding of the contrast agents for
the certain studies and prepares desired contrast media.Computer
System:
- Ensures patient information is accurately inputted into
departmental computer system. Arrives, selects current account and
completes patients for the appropriate procedure, as directed in
IDX-Rad and IDX-Mam.Customer Service:
- Provides timely, responsive, expert services to customers in a
positive friendly manner, to include patient, physicians, and other
fellow employees.
- Informs consumers and those accompanying them when delays exist
and how they are being addressed.
- Promotes patient focused care throughout daily activities.
- Provides quality patient care to include preparation,
description of exam, communication of pain expectation, scheduling,
and teaching all types of patient procedures as needed.
- Maintains strict patient and employee confidentiality, as
appropriate.
- Explains how patient should expect to receive exam
result.Patient and Employee Safety:
- Maintains safe radiation levels at all times to minimize
exposure to patient, self, and others.
- No deviation from written procedures on radiation safety
rules.
- Performs all necessary equipment checks prior to use.
- Ensures patient and regulatory standards are adhered to and
suggests ways to improve patient outcomes when indicated.
- Completes quality assurance, quality control and radiation
safety activities as appropriate.
- Establishes patients identification. Ensures no repeat studies
due to failure to check armband and/or properly identified
patient.
- Observes patient during procedures and reports any unusual
occurrences or changes in patients condition to appropriate
personnel. Ascertains allergy status on patients.
- Demonstrates educated and rapid response to contrast reactions
as outlined in Policy and Procedure Manual. Assists in performing
first aid as necessary, including Code 199 procedures and locating
equipment on crash carts.General Behavior:
- Observes patient during procedures and reports any unusual
occurrences or changes in condition.
- Arrives at the start of the assigned shift ready to begin work;
takes lunch and break at appropriate times, and leaves work at the
end of the assigned shift.
- Maintains neat, clean and well stock radiology room. Identifies
staff training issues and participates in Policy and Procedures
development as appropriate.
- Communicates concerns as appropriate to lead technologists and
management.
- Works as an effective team member to efficiently perform
radiological procedures.
- Rotates shifts and assignments as required including surgery
and portables for Specialty and Hospital staff. Takes stand-by call
as assigned. Regulatory:
- Adheres to MQSA and other regulation related to mammography.
Adheres to Cooperative-wide Personal Protection Equipment,
Universal Precautions, Related Medical Waste (RMW), Infection
Control, Safety, and other OSHA Policies and Procedures. Basic
Qualifications: Experience
- Minimum one (1) year of mammography experience. Education
- High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED)
required. License, Certification, Registration
- Certified Radiologic Technologist (Washington) required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire Additional Requirements:
- State of Washington certification as Mammography Technologist
and American Registry of Mammography Technologists (AART-M)
registration by date of hire or will train radiology technician
with two (2) years experience.
- Communication, problem solving-skills, and consistent excellent
customer service. Preferred Qualifications:
Keywords: Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center, Bellevue , Mammography Technologist 4x10 M-Th Bellevue, Healthcare , Bellevue, Washington
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