Mammographer

UPMC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a radiology professional specializing in mammography to join our team in the United States. This position features a day shift with limited Saturday rotations and includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus with a two-year commitment.

You will perform mammography procedures with proper compression, positioning, and view variety, educate patients on breast self-exams, and ensure accurate coding and archiving within RIS/ISITE systems. Strong radioactive safety practices are required.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients using two identifiers and follow universal protocol; review history, assess orders, and document in electronic records.
• Maintain strong radioactive material safety practices.
• Perform mammography with correct compression, positioning and special views to maximize diagnostic quality.
• Prepare patients, ensure safety and comfort; communicate instructions clearly and explain procedures to ease fears.
• Code and track exams in RIS; network to ISITE for archiving/interpretation; enter charges.
• Assist invasive breast imaging: ultrasound-guided biopsy, clip placement, ductogram, wire localization, sentinel node procedures.
• Perform equipment quality control using radioactive sources and evaluate results.
• Demonstrate venipuncture technique and use of power injectors per department protocols.
• Administer PO and IV contrast per orders; assess risk factors before contrast administration.

Job description

UPMC offers a $10,000 sign on bonus with a 2-year commitment.

This position works day shift with limited Saturday rotations.

Responsibilities:

• Perform correlative breast examinations and document scars, moles and pertinent findings. Provide individualized breast self-examination instruction and discuss the importance for the need to have a clinical breast examination performed by a qualified health care provider annually.
• Identifies all patients properly by using two patient identifiers and utilizes universal protocol when performing procedures. Reviews patient history and assesses physician orders, applying specific departmental protocols for optimal results in the acquisition of data. Documents patient history in electronic record as required.
• Possesses strong skill with radioactive material safety.
• Perform mammography procedures in a technically proficient manner including proper application of breast compression, positioning and a variety of special mammography views to maximize the diagnostic quality of the examination.
• Prepare patient for mammography procedure and tend to the physical safety and comfort of the patient. Demonstrates the ability to communicate instructions to patients in a clear and concise manner and explain procedures to help allay the patient's fears and solicit their cooperation.
• Ensures all exams within his/her area of responsibility are properly coded and tracked through RIS system, all exams are properly networked to ISITE for archiving and interpretation, and all charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
• Assist with the following Invasive Breast Imaging Procedures: ultrasound and stereo tactic guided needle biopsy, clip placement, ductogram, and wire localization, radioactive see localization and sentinel node injection procedures.
• Performs equipment quality control procedures utilizing radioactive sources and evaluates results to assure equipment performance is within acceptable standards
• If required by this department, must demonstrate proper technique in venipuncture; demonstrates proper use of power injectors according to set protocols set by department and/or manufacturer.
• May be required to administer PO, and IV contrast per physician orders/department policy and assess patients for potential risk factors prior to the administration of the contrast media required for the imaging procedure.