Mammography Tech

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About the Facility – Palo Alto VAMC

VAPAHCS is a teaching hospital associated with the Stanford University School of Medicine. It provides patient care services as well as education and research. Health care is provided in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. 1,300 University residents, interns, and students are trained annually. VAPAHCS operates nearly 900 beds, including three nursing homes and a 100-bed homeless domiciliary serving more than 85,000 enrolled veterans. Facility Address: 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Mammography Tech Responsibilities

• Shall provide diagnostic imaging radiologic services in Radiography, in a competent and professional manner assigned by the Supervisor of Medical Imaging Services.
• Provide services at dates and times assigned by the Supervisor.
• Provide emergency coverage when short-staffed as assigned.
• Duties and responsibilities may encompass Out-Patient, In-Patient, Urgent Care, and Emergency Room departments served to patients.
• Perform diagnostic imaging procedures, such as CT and Radiologic examinations.
• Responsible for accurately positioning patients and ensuring that a quality diagnostic image is produced. They work closely with radiologists, the physicians who interpret medical images to either diagnose or rule out disease or injury. For the images to be interpreted correctly by the radiologist, the imaging examination must be performed properly by a radiologic technologist and CT technologist.
• Provides information to diagnose patient illnesses by operating radiologic equipment to produce radiographs.
• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing a personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintains radiology supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Maintaining and operating imaging equipment.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge of profession.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Gains patient cooperation by reducing anxieties, providing explanations of treatment, and answering questions.
• Prepares patient for radiological procedures by positioning patient, adjusting immobilization devices, moving equipment into a specified position, and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors.
• Performs imaging examinations that will be responsible for accurately positioning patients and ensuring that a quality diagnostic image is produced.
• Works closely with radiologists, ordering providers to assist in diagnosing diseases and injuries.
• For images to be interpreted correctly by the radiologist, the imaging examination must first be performed properly by an RT.

Requirements

• Must have a Certificate of Completion of Technologist training program accredited by an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and the JCERT.
• Shall be comfortable performing 2D/3D Mammography and complex procedures to include stereotactic and ultrasound-guided biopsies as well as scheduling and reporting on MRS (Mammography Reporting System).
• Must have a minimum of five years relevant clinical experience and a minimum of one year of general radiology in Mammography in a level 1 hospital setting and proven clinical work experience within the past 12 months. Prior VA experience is desirable.
• Must have a current certification or registry in their mammography by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) (M).