Mammographer

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Mammographer, where your unique talent for precision in medical imaging converges with a profound purpose to support patient health journeys, you will stand at the forefront of preventative healthcare.Every day you will provide compassionate, high-quality patient care within the medical imaging department, performing critical exams with utmost sensitivity to patient needs. You will meticulously adhere to the highest standards of safe radiation practice, demonstrating leadership and serving as a vital role model for associate technologists. Beyond performing scans, you will act as a valuable clinical resource for unit personnel, ensuring our standards of practice remain current and exemplary.To be successful in this role, you will embrace your innate purpose and unique talents, ready to live them and put them to work. We value individuals with incredible skills, but above all, your unwavering commitment to our greater cause of patient care and safety is what truly defines you. This dedication forms the heartbeat of our organization, and you'll thrive in a supportive, team-oriented environment, equipped with the resources to flourish and guided by leaders invested in your success

• Performs mammography examinations and meets quality standards set by Radiologists and ACR guidelines.
• Produces quality images in a complete, accurate, and timely manner.
• Practices all rules and regulations pertaining to radiation safety, reducing personal and patient exposure to “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA). Prepares patient for exam.
• Provides information and instruction to patient and/or family regarding the procedure and responds to their physical and emotional needs.
• Assists in breast biopsies with physicians and handles appropriate paperwork and specimens.
• Observes patient and equipment during the procedure and reports/documents unusual occurrences and records patient’s condition.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• Registered Radiology Technologist and Mammography Tech through the ARRT, ARRT (R) and ARRT(M) 
• BLS through the American Heart Association
• Licensed Radiology Tech (Kansas sites only)

Preferred

• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree
• One (1) year of imaging experience
• Certified Bone Densitometry XRay certification

Where You’ll Work

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive 'A' grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.