Mammography Technologist
Lenoir, NC
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus
$2,282/weekOverview
- Start DateASAP
- Shift Breakdown5x8 hrs
- ShiftDays
- Duration12 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Description
Mammography Techno
Overview
- Shift: Days
- Hours per week: 40
- Contract length: 13 weeks
Role Summary
Performs routine mammography-related diagnostic and screening procedures in radiologic and breast imaging, including patient assessments, contrast media and medication administration, and instruction in self-breast examination.
Required Qualifications
- Mammography Technologist experience within the last year
- 1 year of experience as a Mammography Technologist
- Associate's degree in radiologic sciences
- BLS
Preferred Qualifications
- None stated
Key Responsibilities
- Ensures safe and appropriate procedure environment, including equipment room checks, cleanliness, accessory checks, and stocking
- Troubleshoots work unit problems related to equipment and protocols
- Documents incidents and advises the area supervisor of improvement opportunities
- Verifies patient demographics, markers, and exam requests
- Critiques, orients, saves, and transmits images to PACS
- Documents completion or cancellation of procedures in RIS
- Maintains image management equipment and reports equipment problems
- Uses PACS to obtain additional study data
- Evaluates patient understanding, consent, condition, and ability to complete the procedure
- Adapts the procedure plan to patient needs
- Assesses patient condition and determines whether additional medical personnel or equipment is needed
- Evaluates requisitions, patient information, orders, and radiographic images for appropriateness and accuracy
- Verifies patient identity and pregnancy status before administering ionizing radiation
- Obtains patient history relevant to the examination order
- Reviews daily schedule and patient status in the department
- Performs and assists with radiographic procedures
- Notifies appropriate personnel regarding patient status before, during, and after procedures
- Precepts new employees and students
Employer
PRIDE Health
60 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
Pros
Agency and recruiter are communicative and reach out a good amount after getting you started. Paid weekly.
Cons
Sometimes slow to get concerns addressed in a timely manner. Also can be sometimes overbearing with getting you to agree to contracts.
Recommends working with PRIDE Health
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PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Lenoir, NC
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