Mammographer
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St Mary Corwin Hospital
Pueblo, CO, US
Summary
The Mammographer performs high-quality mammography examinations while adhering to radiation safety standards and ACR guidelines. They also assist physicians with breast biopsies and provide compassionate care to patients throughout their imaging procedures.
Job Description
Where You’ll Work
For more than 135 years, St. Mary-Corwin has cared for the people of Pueblo and the surrounding southern Colorado communities. Driven by a commitment to Pueblo and our healing ministry, St. Mary- Corwin is focused on its core areas of clinical strength: cancer care and orthopedic services. This concentration enables St. Mary-Corwin to serve the southern Colorado region with high quality, high value care for generations to come. Residents of Pueblo enjoy a moderate cost of living within this modern, mid-sized community while experiencing everything great about life in Colorado, including world- class nearby outdoor recreation, thriving local arts and culture, numerous parks, festivals and much more.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Mammographer, where your unique talent for precision in medical imaging converges with a profound purpose to support patient health journeys, you will stand at the forefront of preventative healthcare.Every day you will provide compassionate, high-quality patient care within the medical imaging department, performing critical exams with utmost sensitivity to patient needs. You will meticulously adhere to the highest standards of safe radiation practice, demonstrating leadership and serving as a vital role model for associate technologists. Beyond performing scans, you will act as a valuable clinical resource for unit personnel, ensuring our standards of practice remain current and exemplary.To be successful in this role, you will embrace your innate purpose and unique talents, ready to live them and put them to work. We value individuals with incredible skills, but above all, your unwavering commitment to our greater cause of patient care and safety is what truly defines you. This dedication forms the heartbeat of our organization, and you'll thrive in a supportive, team-oriented environment, equipped with the resources to flourish and guided by leaders invested in your success
- Performs mammography examinations and meets quality standards set by Radiologists and ACR guidelines.
- Produces quality images in a complete, accurate, and timely manner.
- Practices all rules and regulations pertaining to radiation safety, reducing personal and patient exposure to “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA). Prepares patient for exam.
- Provides information and instruction to patient and/or family regarding the procedure and responds to their physical and emotional needs.
- Assists in breast biopsies with physicians and handles appropriate paperwork and specimens.
- Observes patient and equipment during the procedure and reports/documents unusual occurrences and records patient’s condition.
Job Requirements
Required
- High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Registered Radiology and Mammography Technologist; ARRT(R) and ARRT(M)
- BLS through the American Heart Association
- Licensed Radiology Tech (Kansas sites only)
Preferred
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree
- One (1) year of imaging experience
- Certified Bone Densitometry XRay certification
