Imaging Services Student Tech – Mammography

UPMC

Mar 31

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Entry Level
Healthcare
Pittsburgh

Requirements

Must be an active 2nd year student in ARRT, ARDMS, CNMT, or NMCTB approved school.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Act 34

Responsibilities

Depending on modality, may utilize complex imaging equipment for the acquisition, analysis, reconstruction and documentation of image data and completes procedures according to protocol under the supervision of a Radiologist or Technologist.
May perform daily equipment inspections, warm up procedures and follow Quality Control Program under supervision of a Technologist.
Assist Radiologist and Technologist setting up contrast; however, will never be responsible for loading or priming the injector.
Obtain quality images while following radiation safety standards and protocols.
Assist with positioning and performing exams, but should never hold the detector or patients for Radiation procedures.
Arrive patients, track exams, scan scripts, and schedule exams in the Radiology Information Systems. .
Assist Radiologist and Technologist in performing modality specific exams.
Maintain clinical proficiency for all completed competencies and equipment skills.

FAQs

What level of supervision will I receive while performing imaging procedures as a Imaging Services Student Tech in Mammography?

You will perform imaging procedures at a technical level under the supervision of a registered technologist.

What is the primary goal of incorporating learning and education while performing tasks in this role?

The primary goal is to assist the technologist in their responsibilities while also learning and gaining experience in the field of mammography imaging services.

What are some specific tasks that I may be responsible for as a Imaging Services Student Tech in Mammography?

You may be responsible for assisting the technologist in preparing patients for imaging procedures, positioning patients correctly, and ensuring equipment is functioning properly.

How will this role help me gain valuable experience in the field of mammography imaging services?

By working under the supervision of a registered technologist, you will have the opportunity to apply your learning in a real-world setting and develop hands-on skills in performing imaging procedures.

UPMC

Life Changing Medicine.

Science & Healthcare

Industry

10,001+

Employees

Mission & Purpose

A $23 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 700 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a 4 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.4 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $800 million in federal, state, and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial, and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation’s best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.