Mammographer - Mammography - Days - PRN - Biloxi Location

Responsible for own practice within legal, ethical, and professional boundaries.

• Maintains current license in compliance with all laws and regulations governing healthcare organizations.

• Maintains expertise in the area.

• Successful completion of probation and annual skills/competency requirements.

• Serves as a role model by demonstrating positive team based behaviors.

• Shows commitment to personal professional growth through the pursuit of advanced knowledge and skills.

• Participates in performance improvement activities.

• Provides direct patient care and evaluates outcome.

• Prepares and positions patient to best demonstrate area of interest, respecting the patient's ability and comfort.

• Properly determines exposure techniques and factors.

• Maximizes productivity and efficiency with national benchmarks.

• Immobilize patients as required for appropriate examination, explaining the need for breast compression during    mammography.

• Performs radiography of pathologic breast specimens.

• Corroborates patient's clinical history with procedure, assuring information is documented and available for use     by a licensed practitioner.

• Ensures all requested examinations are completed prior to releasing patient.

• Maintains quality control and quality assurance in the assigned division.

• Evaluates mammograms or other breast images for technical quality, assuring proper identification required      documentation is recorded.

Required Education:  Associate degree, graduate of an accredited radiology program

License or Certification Requirements: Advance Mammography from the ARRT (RT)(M) is required within one (1) year of employment 

Experience Requirement: None