Radiology/Mammography Technologist II - Fairfield, United States - TekWissen LLC

Description

Job Description

Job DescriptionOverview: Tekwissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This client is a locally based, nonprofit healthcare organization. Their health system includes two hospitals, a 100-provider primary and specialty care medical group, a cancer center; and a new medical fitness center.
Job Title: Radiology/Mammography Technologist II Location: Fairfield, CA, 94533 Duration: 2 Months Job Type: Contract Work Type: Onsite JOB SUMMARY: Duties:

• Works under the supervision of the SDI Manager.
• Performs all radiographic and mammographic studies.
• Produces radiographs and organizes images, completes the required paperwork and charges.
• Responsible for patient safety and wellbeing during examinations.
• Assists and instructs patients during examinations.
• Assists with clerical duties and mammography regulatory tasks.
• Reports all equipment malfunctions.
• Cleans and inspects equipment prior to use.

Skills:

• Performs radiologic and mammography examinations in accordance to established protocols.
• Responsible for inspecting and cleaning equipment prior to use.
• Responsible for keeping exam rooms neat and orderly.
• Reports equipment failures and/or malfunctions to supervisor or director.
• Reports all patient complaints, discrepancies to the Supervisor
• Responsible for processing images, completing and organizing paperwork
• Performs required QC as appropriate.
• Adjusts mammography controls as needed prior to schedule start.
• Produces high quality mammography images on all patients including wheelchair and implant patients.
• Confers with the radiologist throughout shift as to proper viewing, imaging and techniques to optimize patient examinations.
• Identifies abnormal breast tissue and repeats exposure or includes additional views to decrease patient anxiety.
• Confirms location of prior examination and contacts prior facility to secure previous mammograms for comparison.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Education: High school. Graduate of an AMA approved mammography course.
• Licensure: Current California Radiographic and Mammographic Technologist licensure.
• Experience: At one year of experience in mammography /x-ray.
• Skills: Basic clerical and computer experience.
• Physical Effort: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to assist moving patients. Capable of carrying a weight of thirty pounds a distance of fifty feet.
• Hours of Work: Day Shift

Skills: Required:

• IMAGING
• RADIOLOGY
• MAMMOGRAPHY

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.