Immediate opening in a top notch hospital in Queens for a Mammo Tech!
Job Function:
- Provides services at the scope and level of a Radiology Technologist to preserve the health of employees and client personnel; Minimizes radiation to patient and staff by practicing radiation protection techniques
- Assists and guides Radiographers in performance of x-ray procedures
- Performs routine procedures on patients whose condition requires specialized expertise
- Prepares radiological area, equipment, contrast materials and patients for procedure
- Performs diagnostic testing on equipment and general maintenance
- Documents and reports changes in patient or equipment to appropriate health care professional
- Performs diagnostic imaging examinations like X-rays and mammography
- Gains patient cooperation by reducing anxieties, providing explanations of treatment; answering questions
- Maintains production and quality of radio-graph or other media by following established standards and procedures; developing radio-graphs; observing radiographic results; making necessary adjustments
