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Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:- Evaluates and implements care of adult and geriatric patients undergoing mammography and invasive breast needle procedures.
- Provides care to patient populations with complex health issues and serves as a clinical resources to staff.
- Coordinates patient flow in absence of Mammography Technologist Clinician IV.
- Functions independently as a coordinator.
- Resolves issues that arise during operations and interprets related policies to ensure quality care.
- May serve on and participate in committees and cost containment activities.
- Actively participates in preparation of regulatory agency reviews.
- Identifies more complex or subtle patient problems, symptoms, and behavioral changes.
- Assists colleagues in recognizing, interpreting, and managing unstable patient care situations.
- Collaborates with other health disciplines concerning patient care.
- Regularly provides direct care for the more complex patients with minimal supervision.
- Addresses the more complex or subtle issues in the standards of care.
- Prioritizes radiologic interventions for patient care.
- Practices radiation protection techniques using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding skills and knowledge of applicable exposure factors to minimize radiation to patients and staff.
- Performs efficiently and knowledgeably in emergency situations.
- Anticipates potential patient crises through continual evaluation of patient care.
- Determines appropriate radiologic interventions of identified patient problems.
- Assists in developing standards of care.
- Communicates patient's and staff needs and responses through appropriate verbal and written communications.
- Participates in the development and revision of patient care and operational forms including clinical pathways.
- Appropriately documents all procedural elements required by department.
- Establishes and meets goals in one or more of the following areas: clinical practice, management, education, and research.
- Completes and maintains advanced certification.
- Serves as resource in resolving issues related to patient advocacy.
- Identifies patient advocacy opportunities.
- Acts as a resource for complex interdisciplinary needs.
- Develops or revises policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient populations to improve the quality of patient care.
- Assists in identifying ways in which patient outcomes can be modified, through research and/or quality monitoring activities to improve the quality of patient care.
- Participates on committee/council or PI team.
- Interacts with and establishes professional relationships with other patient team members.
- Utilizes available resources to clarify standards of care, policies, and procedures.
- Assist in research and related activities in the department of radiology.
- Corresponds with investigators to provide additional information.
- Identifies and communicates researchable problems as appropriate. analyzes and reports data to appropriate source.
- Performs other responsibilities as required.
- Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology and registered with the ARRT.
- Must have a minimum of three (3) years experience in Mammography.
- They must also have two (2) years experience with invasive mammography procedures such as needle biopsy to include stereotactic breast biopsy.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required.
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