What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mammography Technologist position at Fairview Health Services?
We have an immediate opening for a Mammography Technologist at our Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN. .This is a casual position that will help with the needs of the department.
The Technologist position provides services to patients and physicians through the creation of diagnostic images appropriate to the age of the patient. Responsible for meeting the established standards of practice and patient care, supplies and equipment and for coordinating teamwork with all of the members of the health care team.
About Fairview
Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.
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Responsibilities Job Description
Prioritize work to achieve optimal patient outcomes
- Determines and revises priorities for diagnostic testing
- Uses appropriate communication skills to meet patient/family, and other customer needs
- Communicates effectively with all members of the health care team
Applies established professional guidelines and standards to complex, routine, and non-routine diagnostic testing procedures
- Adheres to radiologic diagnostic testing procedures
- Documents compliance with regulatory agency requirement
- Follows infection control guidelines
- Adheres to safety protocols
- Ensures imaging procedures meet all standards and protocols
- Serves as a resource for other healthcare team members
- Responds appropriately to emergent situations
Evaluates imagine results for diagnostic quality
- Assesses the validity of the test results to determine if consistent with changing physiological conditions or if due to possible interfering substances
- Acts as a resource for problem-solving resolution
Demonstrating ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural difference of population served
Qualifications
Required:
Education
· Associates Degree
Experience
· Digital mammography
License/Certification/Registration
· ARRT (R) (M)
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
