Mammography Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: MAMMOGRAPHY

FACILITY: Tift Regional Medical Center

WORK TYPE: Full Time

SHIFT: Daytime

SUMMARY:

This is a supervisory position in the Mammography department. The Mammography Supervisor provides day to day coordination of operations in the Mammography department. The Mammography Supervisor ensures an efficient workflow, adequate staffing needs, and effective communication with all departments. The Mammography Supervisor works closely with the radiologists to establish protocols for the Mammography department. Ensures technologists maintain standards of quality and produce quality images for interpretation by radiologists. Exercises professional judgment in staffing needs and plays a key role in acquiring new equipment. Maintains records for equipment service and preventative maintenance. The Mammography Supervisor must also demonstrate an excellent level of patient care and possess competency in the professional practice. Must be able to facilitate a team atmosphere within a busy medical department.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for delivering quality patient care to a varied patient population and assuring documentation meets all hospital and accrediting agency standards.

• Accountable for the caliber of patient care performed by her/himself and those under his/her supervision.

• Successfully completes required training classes both internal and external to the organization to maintain clinical competency.

• Ensures staff is following appropriate Mammography protocols and policies.

• Manages daily operations of Mammography Department.

• Operates imaging equipment and all other devices as appropriate.

• Calculates exposure factors.

• Positions patient correctly.

• Practices proper radiation protection.

• Assists physicians with imaging procedures.

• Evaluates images for technical quality and proper positioning.

• Performs functions of all DR and CR equipment.

• Works competently with PACS.

• Performs all normal functions of imaging equipment.

• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and facility regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.

• Understands and adheres to compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflicts of Interest Policy.

• Demonstrates age-specific skills as required by position.

• Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.

• Attends all mandatory education programs.

• Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.

• Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.

• Willing to cross-train in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in department.

• Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.

• Manages resources effectively.

• Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment.

• Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.

EDUCATION:

• Associate's Degree in Radiology

CREDENTIALS:

• Radiology Tech required

• Radiography required

• Mammography preferred

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Two (2) years of Mammography experience required.

Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.