• Senior Mammography Technologist

    Northwell Health (Croton On Hudson, NY)


    **Req Number** 173616

    Job Description

    Operates mammography radiographic equipment; positions patients, processes images, maintains and cleans equipment. Maintains required documentation. Guides mammography technologists.

     

    Job Responsibility

     

    Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to other mammography technologists.Performs radiographic procedures.

     

    Reviews request to determine proper exam protocols. Inspects in-patients Identification bracelet for two identifiers: patient name and medical record number.

     

    Outpatients are identified by asking the patient to state name and date of birth, and verifies the radiology order.

     

    Reviews request for indications of WET or STAT readings.

     

    Reviews processed radiographs in Synapse to insure that the exam is present, anatomically correct, and laterality and user identifications are present.

     

    Maintains exam areas, equipment and supplies.

     

    Assures cleanliness and safety of exam room and surrounding areas.

     

    Reviews supply levels, notifying management of the need to order specific items.

     

    Identifies malfunctions in radiographic equipment and reports same to management.

     

    Assists in orientation of new technologists. Demonstrates proper exam protocols. Shows trainee where all supplies are stored.

     

    Explains procedure for transport of patients.

     

    Performs clerical and technical duties including, but not limited to: maintaining logs, posting charges, computer data entry.

     

    Ensures exam and image integrity.

     

    Accesses exam using Worklist and when unable to do so; determines exam order status in Misys or Worklist.

     

    Assures all exams functionality (calls Radiology IT with Worklist problems). Cancels exam and changes exam when original order is altered.

     

    Documents exam completion in chart for in-patient exams, when necessary.

     

    Provides excellent customer service.

     

    Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

     

    Job Qualification

     

    Vocational or Technical school Diploma required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.

     

    Current license to practice as a Radiology Technologist in New York State, required.

     

    Current ARRT Mammography registration, required,

     

    plus specialized certifications as needed.

     

    3-5 years of relevant experience, required.

     

    *Additional Salary Detail

     

    The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

     

    The salary range for this position is $60.73-$67.10/hour

     

    It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.