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Job Title

Mammography Technologist - Family Health Center

Location

Stuart

Facility

Stuart FHC

Department

Stuart FHC Mammography-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code

000606

Shift

Variable

Schedule

12:00am-12:00am

Job Summary

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic Community Care offers high-quality, patient-centered Primary Care and Internal Medicine services to communities in Ohio, Florida, Nevada and beyond. From newborns to older adults, our dedicated care teams focus on ensuring wellness, effective treatment and chronic system management. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you become part of an organization transforming the healthcare field every day. Come build a rewarding career alongside a supportive, passionate and welcoming family of caregivers at one of our many Family Health Centers.

As a Mammography Technologist at Stuart Family Health Center, you will utilize your training and skills to assist physicians in the diagnostic process for various conditions. In this role, you will explain the procedure to patients, ensuring they feel informed and comfortable throughout the entire examination. Every day, your ability to interact with these patients and help put them at ease can leave a lasting positive impression. All the while, you can explore the numerous professional and educational resources available to you at Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts, with one yearly holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Review mammography requisition and computer exam forms to determine the type of exam required.
• Accurately position patients, determine the exposure factors and operate mammography equipment to obtain a high-quality image.
• Review processed images to determine quality and the need for additional images.
• Educate patients regarding procedures, equipment and the exam to ensure understanding and cooperation.
• Ensure patient safety and comfort during and after the exam.
• Acquire, archive, transmit and print images via CAD and PACS.
• Complete after-hours transmission of images and appropriate paperwork.
• Report any malfunctions to help desk and PACS Administrator.
• Process billing via RIS.
• Assist with all policies and procedures required by local, state and federal law and with compliance or credentialing bodies (ACR, MQSA, Medicare, Medicaid, FDA, etc.)
• Assist with instrument calibration and records to ensure compliance with quality assurance requirements.
• Perform equipment checks to assure proper function of and notify clinical engineering of any equipment malfunctions.
• Ensure exam rooms are adequately supplied with linen and related medical supplies.
• Provide teaching and mentoring to new hires and students.
• Rotate through all diagnostic imaging modalities, sites and/or locations as needed.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Radiologic Technology
• Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists [R.T.(R) (ARRT)] in good standing
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Florida licensure as a General Radiographer (RAD)
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Two years of experience as a General Radiologic Technologist

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Physical Requirements:

• Physical Requirements: This position requires a mixture of moderate to heavy work as defined in the Employee Health Services Policy.
• Physical requirements include frequent walking, sitting and standing.
• Frequent use of the phone, computer and fax machines.
• Frequent pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling and crouching.
• Mental Demands: Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests and to work collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem solve and make decisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers.
• Special Demands: Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing needs, carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities; self-starting and self-motivating; working hours may exceed eight (8) hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish work at hand.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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