Mammography Technologist - $41-55 per hour

Job Description

Stability Direct is seeking a Mammography Technologist for a job in Cresskill, New Jersey.
Job Description & Requirements

Specialty:

Mammography Technologist
Discipline:

Allied Health Professional
Start Date:

ASAP
Duration:

Ongoing
40 hours per week
Shift:

8 hours
Employment Type:

Staff
Stability Healthcare

is proud to partner with an

New Jersey-based facility .

The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.

A Brief Overview

Perform a variety of duties in administering X-rays and radiopaque substances to patients. Performs radiographic and mammography procedures of a highly specialized nature.

What you will do

Prepares room, equipment, medicine and materials as needed for patients

Cleans and disinfects x-ray room/equipment

Assists with the preparations of chemical mixtures for mammography biopsies and exams

Assists radiologists in the administration of intravenous and subcutaneous material.

Prepares patient for exam. Explains procedure, positions patient and assists patient at end of procedure

Follows prescribed techniques in administering general and specific X-rays. Adjusts equipment. Determines proper technique. Determines image quality before transmitting exam to PACS.

Ensures images have transferred adequately to PACS and radiologist workstation

Observes patient and machine during procedure and reports unusual occurrences and records patient’s condition

Maintains stock supplies and performs general office duties

Assist in the performance of quality control testing as needed

Protects self and patient from injury and unnecessary radiation by utilizing proper technique factors

Assists in training new staff members

Maintains and respects

confidentiality

Complies with medical center dress codes by wearing ID badge and maintaining professional appearance

Demonstrates commitment to own work schedule by adhering to attendance standards

Assists and transports patients in emergency situations to designated areas. Arranges for transportation to and from nursing units

Reports and suggestions or positive changes to supervisor

Incorporates physiological and developmental age of patients into overall plan for delivery of care

Responsibilities may require an adjusted work schedule overtime and evenings/weekend hours in order to meet the operational needs of the Department and/or the Hospital

Utilizing and or all Hospital provided equipment and or safe work procedures; employee shall be required to lift all objects as is practicable

Performs other duties as assigned

Education Qualifications

Graduate of an approved school of Radiographic Technology Required

Experience Qualifications

1-3 years Minimum of one year of Radiography experience with one year minimum in mammography Required and

Must have 15 CME specific to breast imaging for the last 36 months. Required and

Must have documentation for the performance of 200 mammograms in the past 24 months Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The employee must be able to perform the physical requirements of this job, including but no limited to, standing, walking, reaching with arms and hands, climbing, balancing. Must be able to stoop, kneel and or crouch.

Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that quality service is provided to clients and physicians

Ability to read, write and rationally comprehend the English language

Ability to recognize priorities and deal with them promptly

Licenses and Certifications

ARRT Radiography Certification Registered ARRT in Radiography and Mammography Upon Hire Required and

Licensed by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Upon Hire Required and

BCLS - Basic Life Support BLS-American Heart Assoc. Upon Hire Required

Full Time

Days - M-F 9a-5:30p

Stability Healthcare

is proud to partner with an

New Jersey-based facility .

The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.

A Brief Overview

Perform a variety of duties in administering X-rays and radiopaque substances to patients. Performs radiographic and mammography procedures of a highly specialized nature.

What you will do

Prepares room, equipment, medicine and materials as needed for patients

Cleans and disinfects x-ray room/equipment

Assists with the preparations of chemical mixtures for mammography biopsies and exams

Assists radiologists in the administration of intravenous and subcutaneous material.

Prepares patient for exam. Explains procedure, positions patient and assists patient at end of procedure

Follows prescribed techniques in administering general and specific X-rays. Adjusts equipment. Determines proper technique. Determines image quality before transmitting exam to PACS.

Ensures images have transferred adequately to PACS and radiologist workstation

Observes patient and machine during procedure and reports unusual occurrences and records patient’s condition

Maintains stock supplies and performs general office duties

Assist in the performance of quality control testing as needed

Protects self and patient from injury and unnecessary radiation by utilizing proper technique factors

Assists in training new staff members

Maintains and respects

confidentiality

Complies with medical center dress codes by wearing ID badge and maintaining professional appearance

Demonstrates commitment to own work schedule by adhering to attendance standards

Assists and transports patients in emergency situations to designated areas. Arranges for transportation to and from nursing units

Reports and suggestions or positive changes to supervisor

Incorporates physiological and developmental age of patients into overall plan for delivery of care

Responsibilities may require an adjusted work schedule overtime and evenings/weekend hours in order to meet the operational needs of the Department and/or the Hospital

Utilizing and or all Hospital provided equipment and or safe work procedures; employee shall be required to lift all objects as is practicable

Performs other duties as assigned

Education Qualifications

Graduate of an approved school of Radiographic Technology Required

Experience Qualifications

1-3 years Minimum of one year of Radiography experience with one year minimum in mammography Required and

Must have 15 CME specific to breast imaging for the last 36 months. Required and

Must have documentation for the performance of 200 mammograms in the past 24 months Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The employee must be able to perform the physical requirements of this job, including but no limited to, standing, walking, reaching with arms and hands, climbing, balancing. Must be able to stoop, kneel and or crouch.

Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that quality service is provided to clients and physicians

Ability to read, write and rationally comprehend the English language

Ability to recognize priorities and deal with them promptly

Licenses and Certifications

ARRT Radiography Certification Registered ARRT in Radiography and Mammography Upon Hire Required and

Licensed by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Upon Hire Required and

BCLS - Basic Life Support BLS-American Heart Assoc. Upon Hire Required

Full Time

Days - M-F 9a-5:30p

Stability Direct Job ID #5131. Posted job title: Mammography Technologist
About Stability Direct

Stability Direct, Stability Healthcare’s boutique permanent placement division was formed in 2022 with a mission of becoming a service leader in the industry.

In a very short period of time, we have become the staffing partner of choice for award-winning and reputable health systems across the country including Adventist Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Jupiter Medical Center, Roper Hospital, and Southeast Georgia Health System.

With decades of wide-ranging direct placement experience and an unwavering dedication to white glove service, we have found that by utilizing a truly collaborative and personalized approach that we are able to solve even the most complex staffing challenges that hospitals face today.