What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mammography Technologist - Community Outreach Bus position at Inova Health System?
Inova Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement matching: dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute
- Competitive salary
- Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.
- Sign on Bonus and Relocation for those who qualify
Shift: Day
Hours: Monday- Friday, some Saturdays
Location: Inova Cancer Screening Bus and Inova Center for Personalized Health
Mammography Technologist:
The Mammography Technologist administers sound patient care practices according to hospital and department policies/procedures to ensure the safety of patients. Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations. Demonstrates radiation protection/safety for patients, staff, and self as outlined in department protocols and regulatory guidelines. Maintains equipment, exam rooms, and work areas in a neat and safe condition to ensure the safety of patients and team members. Provides clinical services according to radiology practice standards while acting as a resource to radiology students and other technologists to ensure optimal department functions.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of radiologic principles/theory, anatomy, and pathology processes by utilizing the most appropriate techniques and/or positioning for optimal examinations.
- Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history/informed consent from patient charts to assist the physician in optimizing the performance/interpretation of examinations.
- Assists the physician in performing a variety of examinations by using standard department protocols, isolation precautions, and/or sterile techniques.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them while producing the most desirable outcomes.
Requirements:
Certifications:
- Radiologic Technologist - Mammography within 12 months of hire;
- Basic Life Support upon start;
- American Registered Radiologic Technologists upon start;
- Radiologic Technologist-Mammo ARRT 12 months upon acceptance of the offer
Licensure:
- Licensed Radiologic Technologist Within 12 Months --required for all INOVA nonhospital Licensed centers, but not required if working onsite at an Inova Hospital.
Experience:
- None required
Education:
- Vocational / Technical Radiology- Graduate of an accredited school of radiography.
- AART required
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
