Mammography Tech - Days

Position sits at the 1710 Location

This position will work Wednesdays and Fridays 7:30am-6:00pm

Rotates occasional Saturdays at the main Hospital

X-Ray required

Extra hours available for pick up at the main hospital and other offsite locations should candidate be interested

• →Must be ARRT certified
• →Minimum of one year Mammography experience preferred

• →This position will need to recognize needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, i.e.., understand child growth and development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging; prior experience with various age groups is preferred.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Ability to work independently and able to perform most sophisticated and specialty procedures with minimal supervision.
• Ability to operate most radiographic equipment within work areas of Mammography
• Demonstrates knowledge and confidence in performance of Mammography procedures.
• Demonstrates good teamwork and cooperation with internal/external customers.
• Good communication skills. -Demonstrates leadership abilities.
• Licensed Radiographic Technologist by the IDNS
• CPR certification
• ARRT certified

• X-Ray required

• Exposed to radiation.
• Ability to operate portable equipment.
• Ability to communicate with patients.
• Ability to adjust to flexible work hours. -Ability to work weekends, holidays and emergency call-back.
• Ability to participate in the “on-call” program and available to department needs with minimal notice.
• Ability to do light, medium or heavy lifting. LIGHT: Lifting up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently. MEDIUM: Lifting up to 20-50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds constantly. HEAVY: Lifting 50 to 100 pounds occasionally and/or 10 to 20 pounds constantly.
• Ability to make independent professional decisions using good judgment skills. Ability to practice high-quality patient care and technical competence.
• Ability to function with minimal assistance in performing job activities.
• Ability to demonstrate oral and written communication skills.
• May be exposed to hazardous chemicals such as film processing chemicals. Ability to attend out-of-town site visits to view equipment.
• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.