Radiology Technologist (Bone Density)

SSH South Shore Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

South Shore Health in Weymouth, MA is seeking a part-time Radiologic Technologist for the Mammography Cancer Center to perform interpretive, patient care and technical radiologic duties ensuring proper diagnosis. Compensation ranges from $38.10 to $55.10 per hour.

The role emphasizes patient safety, accurate imaging, equipment management, and adherence to radiation protection protocols while maintaining patient confidentiality and care quality.

Responsibilities

• Confirm patient’s identity.
• Evaluate patient’s ability to understand and comply with requirements for the requested examination.
• Explain and confirm patient’s preparation prior to radiographic/fluoroscopic examinations.
• Examine radiographic requisition to verify accuracy and completeness of information.
• Sequence imaging procedures to avoid residual contrast material affecting future exams.
• Responsible for medical equipment attached to patients during radiographic procedures.
• Provide for patient safety, comfort, and modesty.
• Communicate scheduling delays to waiting patients.
• Verify or obtain patient consent as necessary.
• Explain procedure instructions to patient or patient’s family.
• Practice standard precautions.
• Follow procedures when in contact with a patient in isolation.
• Select immobilization devices to prevent movement and ensure safety.
• Use proper body mechanics during assistance.
• Determine appropriate dosage and assess risk before contrast administration.
• Prepare for administration and use sterile technique.
• Observe patient after contrast administration for adverse reactions.
• Explain post-procedural instructions.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Document required information on medical records.
• Quality assure exams to capture timing and accuracy.
• Perform work of equal skill and may assume higher responsibility.
• Maintain radiation protection measures.
• Clean, disinfect or sterilize facilities and equipment.
• Evaluate need for protective shielding.
• Minimize radiation exposure to patient and staff.
• Ask about pregnancy in women of child-bearing age and take appropriate action.
• Restrict beam to limit exposure area and ensure quality.
• Set exposure parameters to optimize image quality and safety.
• Prevent unnecessary personnel in x-ray area.
• Wear a personnel monitoring device and review exposure reports.
• Prepare and operate radiographic, fluoroscopy, and digital imaging equipment.

Job description

Requisition Number: R-23979 Facility: LOC0026 - 101 Columbian Street101 Columbian Street Weymouth, MA 02190

Department Name: SSH Mammography Cancer Center Status: Part time Budgeted Hours: 16 Shift: Day (United States of America) Under the direction of the Department Manager, performs interpretive, patient care and technical functions to insure proper radiologic diagnosis of patients.

Compensation Pay Range: $38.10 - $55.10

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1 - Patient Care

• Confirm patient’s identity.
• Evaluate patient’s ability to understand and comply with requirements for the requested examination.
• Explain and confirm patient’s preparation (e.g., diet restrictions, preparatory medications) prior to radiographic/fluoroscopic examinations.
• Examine radiographic requisition to verify accuracy and completeness of information (e.g., patient history, clinical diagnosis).
• Sequence imaging procedures to avoid residual contrast material affecting future exams.
• Responsible for medical equipment attached to patients (e.g., IV’s, oxygen) during the radiographic procedures.
• Provide for patient safety, comfort, and modesty.
• Communicate scheduling delays to waiting patients.
• Verify or obtain patient consent as necessary (e.g., contrast studies).
• Explain procedure instructions to patient or patient’s family.

2 - (continued from # 1)

• Practice standard precautions.
• Follow appropriate procedures when in contact with patient in isolation.
• Select immobilization devices, when indicated, to prevent patient’s movement and/or ensure patients safety.
• Use proper body mechanics and/or mechanical transfer devices when assisting patient.
• Prior to administration of contrast agent, gather information to determine appropriate dosage, and to determine if patient is at increased risk of adverse reaction.
• Confirm type of contrast media and prepare for administration.
• Use sterile or aseptic technique and prepare for administration.
• Observe patient after administration of contrast media to detect adverse reactions.
• Recognize need for prompt medical attention and administer emergency care.
• Explain post-procedural instructions to patient or patient’s family.

3 - (continued from #2)

• Maintain confidentiality of patient’s information.
• Document required information on patient’s medical record (e.g., radiographic requisitions, radiographs).
• Quality assures exams performed to capture the technical and room time.
• Performs work of equal skill, effort and responsibility as directed and may perform work of a higher level in preparation for increase responsibility.

4 - Radiation Protection

• Clean, disinfect or sterilize facilities and equipment, and dispose of contaminated items in preparation for next examination.
• Evaluate the need for and use of protective shielding.
• Take appropriate precautions to minimize radiation exposure to patient.
• Question female patient of child-bearing age about possible pregnancy and take appropriate action (i.e., document response, contact physician).
• Restrict beam to limit exposure area, improve image quality, and reduce radiation dose.
• Set kVp, mA and time or automatic exposure system to achieve optimum image quality, safe operating conditions, and minimum radiation dose.
• Prevent all unnecessary persons from remaining in area during x‑ray exposure.
• Take appropriate precautions to minimize occupation radiation exposure.
• Wear a personnel monitoring device while on duty.
• Evaluate individual occupational exposure reports to determine if values for the reporting period are within established limits.

5 - Equipment Operation

• a - Prepare and operate radiographic unit and accessories.
  • a. Three-phrase generator.
  • b. High frequency generator.
  • c. Bone densitometry unit.
• b - Prepare and operate fluoroscopy unit and accessories.
  • a. Fixed fluoroscopic unit and accessories
  • b. Pulse fluoroscopy
  • c. Digital fluoroscopy
  • d. Mobile fluoroscopic unit
• c - Prepare and operate digital imaging devices.
  • a. Computerized radiography
  • b. Direct digital radiography
  • c. Picture archival and