Mammography/IR/Ultrasound Technologist

City / State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

The McLeskey Comprehensive Breast Center, part of Brock Cancer Center and Sentara Leigh Hospital, is hiring a Full-Time Mammography / IR / Ultrasound Technologist

Position and Department Overview :

• Perform and analyze all diagnostic and interventional breast ultrasound procedures at a technical level requiring independent judgment, with ingenuity and initiative.
• Utilizes appropriate techniques to ensure quality ultrasound images and accurate analytical results.
• Perform all quality control and quality assurance standards as prescribed by all state, federal, and local agencies.
• Provide the best patient care and practice radiation safety standards at all times.
• Performs and analyze all ordered screening and diagnostic mammograms on all patients.
• Performs all additional view mammograms ordered by the Radiologist.
• Perform all quality control and quality assurance standards as prescribed by all state, federal, and local agencies.
• Provide the best patient care and practice radiation safety standards at all times.
• Assists the Radiologist and or Surgeon with special procedures, consulting with the Radiologist, when necessary, including stereotactic, needle localizations, and ultrasound guided biopsies.
• Knowledge of sterile technique.
• Properly fills out appropriate laboratory slips and transport specimens to correct destination. Provides proper wound care and wound checks.

The McLeskey Comprehensive Breast Center is among an elite group designated as an American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.

After rigorous evaluation, our center is NAPBC accredited in the three major areas of breast imaging and cancer detection : mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy and ultrasound-guided biopsy.

Learn More About The McLeskey Comprehensive Breast Center

Required Education :

Trade School Graduate - Radiologic Technology

Licenses and Certifications :

• ARRT (M) and ARRT (R)
• ARRT(BS) or ARDMS required
• Basic Life Support

Required Experience :

2 years mammograph, 1 year stereotactic and 6 month breast ultrasound experience required

BENEFITS : Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include :

• Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave, and Emergency Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Paydown programs
• 401k / 403B, 401a plans
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Work Perks

PLUS , Sentara just added MORE benefits that support the needs of you and your family. Ask about our Student Debt Program, our additional floating holiday that was added, or our new resources that will help strengthen your financial outlook.

We are confident that you will find our new, enhanced benefit package will exceed your expectations!

WHO SENTARA IS

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years.

Offering more than 500 sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE (Elder Care), home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.

The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara "Employer of Choice" for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.

Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.

We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.

Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

Keywords : Clinical - Non Nursing, Radiology, Talroo - Allied Health, Monster, Mammography, IR, ultrasound, ARRT.

Job Summary

Perform and analyze all diagnostic and interventional breast ultrasound procedures at a technical level requiring independent judgment, with ingenuity and initiative.

Utilizes appropriate techniques to ensure quality ultrasound images and accurate analytical results. Perform all quality control and quality assurance standards as prescribed by all state, federal, and local agencies.

Provide the best patient care and practice radiation safety standards at all times. Performs and analyze all ordered screening and diagnostic mammograms on all patients.

Performs all additional view mammograms ordered by the Radiologist. Perform all quality control and quality assurance standards as prescribed by all state, federal, and local agencies.

Provide the best patient care and practice radiation safety standards at all times. Assists the Radiologist and or Surgeon with special procedures, consulting with the Radiologist, when necessary, including stereotactic, needle localizations, and ultrasound guided biopsies.

Knowledge of sterile technique. Properly fills out appropriate laboratory slips and transport specimens to correct destination.

Provides proper wound care and wound checks.

2 years mammography, 1 year stereotactic and 6 month breast ultrasound experience required. ARRT(R) and ARRT (M) required. ARRT(BS) or ARDMS required

Qualifications :

TS - Trade School Graduate : Radiologic Technology (Required)

ARRT Breast Sonography (BS) - Certifications - American Registry Of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), ARRT Mammography(M) - Certifications - American Registry Of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), ARRT Radiography(R) - Certifications - American Registry Of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI

Related

Skills

Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Writing

Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.

gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.