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Are you interested in growing your clinical career while making a direct, meaningful impact on patient care? Looking to join a team that values their employees’ development and well-being? Join the UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Imaging team today!

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is seeking a full-time Lead Mammographer to join the South Hills Womens Imaging Department in Bethel Park!

We are offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus to eligible hires for a 2-year work commitment!

The Lead Mammographer will primarily work daylight shifts, Monday through Friday, with an occasional evening shift. No weekends or holidays required!

In addition to performing imaging procedures at an advanced level, the Lead Mammographer coordinates workflow, assists with projects, and coordinates educational activities. This role functions as a working Technologist, while also distributing workload to ensure efficient operations.

_Picture your impact as part of our Imaging service line with UPMC Magee, and apply today!_

Responsibilities:

+ Coordinates daily workflow and schedule of the department while maintaining staffing levels based on, but not limited to, call offs, vacations, patient volumes, and training needs.

+ Performs duties in alignment with Mammographer Multi-skilled or Mammography Specialist.

+ Monitors supply utilization, ordering, and restocking as needed and required.

+ Serves as a mentor and leader for others, encouraging a Culture Of Service Excellence.

+ Assists in talent acquisition interviews for successful recruitment of Mammography candidates and provides feedback for annual performance reviews.

+ Serves as a resource individual and coordinates operational activities in the Breast Imaging center in conjunction with or in the absence of direct supervision to promote teamwork and achievement of departmental goals.

+ Oversees maintenance of equipment, monitoring and evaluating quality control tests to ensure equipment compliance to ACR/FDA/MQSA regulations.

+ Leads orientation and training for new hires, students, and other medical personnel, ensuring competencies are completed in the required time frame.

+ Utilizes system-promoted leadership tools when dealing with conflict and sensitive situations, and responsible for offering remediation with Mammographers when necessary.

+ If required by this department, must demonstrate proper technique in venipuncture.

+ May be required to administer PO and IV contrast per physician orders/department policy and assess patients for potential risk factors prior to the administration of the contrast media required for the imaging procedure.

+ 3 years of clinical experience as a registered Mammography Technologist with additional competencies in specialized imaging procedures.

+ Certification for breast sonography and/or bone densitometry.

+ Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with patients in sensitive situations explaining procedures, providing instruction, and providing comfort and support.

+ Analytical ability necessary to operate complex equipment, optimize image quality, and minimize patient exposure to ionizing radiation.

+ Advanced skills and competency required to fulfill duties and responsibilities of invasive breast imaging procedures, breast sonography, and/or bone densitometry.

+ Comprehensive knowledge of sterile technique and operation of complex equipment.

+ Maintain active 15 mammography credits every 3 years, as defined by the Mammography Quality Standard Act.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Breast sonography and/or bone densitometry certification required within 12 months of hire. Bone densitometry certification can be via American Registry Radiologic Technologists or International Society for Clinical Densitometry.

+ ARRT Certificate

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

+ Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran