Mammography Technologist, Lead - Chesapeake Regional Healthcare

The Mammography Clinical Lead is responsible and accountable for the maintenance and quality of patient care of a continuing basis for Carolina Surgical Care Breast Center throughout the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.

• Adheres to Service Excellence Standards and Expectations at Carolina Surgical Care Breast Center/CRMG
• Exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers
• Must exhibit courteous communication skills and ability to work with others, exercising good judgment in performance of job duties.
• Works as a member of a quality team to continuously improve work quality
• Performs visual preventative safety inspections and reports dangerous department or equipment conditions to appropriate personnel.
• Utilizes all assigned functions of the Radiology Information Computer System
• Develops and maintains an efficient work assignment to minimize patient waiting time and maximize patient though out.
• Uses schedule to maximum efficiency, maintains patient flow and scheduling add-ons.
• Confirms patient identification prior to procedure by verbal confirmation. Implement and maintain all MQSA requirements to perform mammography while becoming a FDA certified Breast Center coupled with an American College of Radiology accredited facility in mammography.
• Implement and maintain all stereotactic requirements to become an American College of Surgeons accredited Breast Center.
• Periodically reviews images to ensure good quality and if necessary works with radiologists to improve image quality.
• Maintains established department policies procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participate in the annual FDA, ACR and ACS inspection
• Review the FDA and ACR guidelines and implements changes in our procedures as needed.
• Perform the quality control of the FSA, ACR and ACS in accordance with guidelines on a daily, weekly, monthly, biannual and annual basis.
• Follow up letters to patient for mammography and stereotactic breast biopsies. Birads coding, tracking of infections, hematomas, cancers, upgrades, concordance and repeat biopsies as mandated by the ACR, ACS and MQSA.
• Keep accurate documentation of technologist and physician credentials and compliance with FDA, ACR and ACS guidelines for procedures performed and continuing education requirements for mammography and stereotactic breast biopsies.
• Stays current in breast imaging modalities and breast intervention devices.
• Evaluate and help in the installation of new equipment.
• Practices radiation safety according to department policies.
• Follows NRC and State regulations for radiation safety and keeps exposure "ALARA".
• Standardize the procedures and work closely with the surgeons and radiologists.
• Utilizes hospital computer system to enter radiology and laboratory orders, charges or credits.
• Reviews patients chart for confirmation of physician's orders and follows written and/or verbal protocols and instructions.
• Coordinates equipment preventive maintenance and call service engineer as needed for the mammography machine and Fischer table.
• Orders and stocks the mammography and stereotactic room assuring the par levels are maintained while staying in the established expense budget.
• Educates patient and family regarding exam, treatment and outcome.
• Create and develop specific modality protocols for mammography and stereotactic breast biopsies according to the ACR, ACS and MQSA requirements.
• Assist in developing CQI Indicators.
• Review any requests for new procedures and determine the profitability of the request
• Community involvement to promote the Breast Center Services and cancer awareness.
• Review and revise policies and procedures as needed at the breast center to ensure compliance.
• Presents self in a positive manner as reflected by personal attire and etiquette.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

Minimum Required Education: Successful completion of an accredited Radiologic Technology program

Preferred Education: Not applicable

Experience: 5+ years mammography experience is required

Certificates. Licenses. Registrations

• Applicant must be ARRT registered
• Mammography registered
• BLS certified or certification required within 6 months

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