Mammography Technologist
Florence, SC
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Mammography Technologist

Location: Florence, South Carolina
Employment Type: Long-Term Assignment (LTA)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Maintain a professional image and excellent customer relations with patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
• Verify patient identity using two identifiers and confirm exam orders with requisition/chart.
• Ensure correct procedures are performed; clarify and document orders as needed.
• Adhere to patient confidentiality policies.
• Complete annual training and provide age-specific care to meet patient population needs.
• Assist patients with appropriate attire and explain procedure details, length, expectations, and desired results.
• Provide compassionate care to reduce patient anxiety.
• Select and apply appropriate technical factors based on patient body habitus, pathology, and body part; position patients properly during procedures.
• Verify image quality and successful transfer to PACS before radiologist review.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of imaging equipment used.
• Maintain attentiveness to equipment and patient during procedures.
• Complete procedures efficiently based on complexity and patient condition.
• Maintain all required documentation and data in compliance with MQSA standards and facility policies specific to mammography technologists.
• After orientation, perform all mammography exams independently, including screening, diagnostic, stereotactic biopsy, and Bone Density (DXA) exams.

Work Environment

• Robust mammography department with 15-20 exams per technologist per day.
• Four mammography rooms plus a mobile van.

Required Qualifications

• Certified in Mammography (RTR-M).
• Specialty: Mammography Technician.
• Minimum Years of Experience: Not explicitly stated; assume standard certification and competency required.
• Prior travel experience: Not required.

Summary

This is a 13-week long-term assignment for a certified Mammography Technologist in Florence, SC. The role requires strong technical skills, patient care, and the ability to perform a full range of mammography exams independently. The department is busy, with a high volume of exams and multiple mammography rooms including a mobile unit.