Mammography Technologist, PRN
Wellstar Health System
Summary
As a Mammography Technologist at Wellstar Kennestone, you'll use your expertise to provide safe, high-quality imaging while helping patients feel informed and supported. This part-time opportunity offers a predictable schedule that supports more flexibility during the week, making it a good fit for someone looking to balance meaningful clinical work with life outside the hospital. Mammography Technologists at Wellstar are respected clinical professionals and essential members of a collaborative care team.
Job description
Job Summary
As a Mammography Technologist at Wellstar Kennestone, you'll use your expertise to provide safe, high-quality imaging while helping patients feel informed and supported. This part-time opportunity offers a predictable schedule that supports more flexibility during the week, making it a good fit for someone looking to balance meaningful clinical work with life outside the hospital. Mammography Technologists at Wellstar are respected clinical professionals and essential members of a collaborative care team.
Core Responsibilities
- Perform mammography exams per physician order and protocol, confirming patient identity with two unique identifiers.
- Gather relevant history, screen for contraindications, and explain the exam clearly (AIDET) to reduce anxiety.
- Protect patient privacy, dignity, and comfort while positioning patients safely and assisting with transfers as needed.
- Review images for quality and completeness, maintaining a strong first-time acceptance rate before releasing patients.
- Use sound clinical judgment, clarify unclear orders (including RBAC for verbal orders), and assist in emergencies or across imaging areas when needed.
- Operate mammography equipment safely, optimize dose and technique, and keep equipment clean and ready per infection control/FDA guidelines.
- Perform and document required ACR/MQSA QC tests including Phantom, Visual Checklist, Repeat Analysis, Compression Pressure, Compression Thickness, Flat Field Test, Calibration and DICOM Printer Test.
- Ensure all images are accurately labeled, oriented, and documented in PACS/RIS; complete daily charge capture for procedures.
- Keep the mammography suite clean and stocked; apply shielding and immobilization devices appropriately.
- Provide clear pre- and post-exam instructions, address questions or escalate to providers, and support training of new team members.
- Maintain concise, timely documentation; stay current with emails and required education.
- Communicate professionally, work well in a fast-paced team, and bring strong skills in anatomy, pathology, positioning, radiation safety, and mammography best practices.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Completion of an accredited Radiologic Technology program
- Minimum 1 year of experience as a Radiologic Technologist
- Minimum 1 year of mammography experience in a hospital
- ARRT-R (Radiography) certification
- ARRT-M (Mammography) certification
- BLS (Basic Life Support) – American Heart Association
Benefits
- PTO
- Mental health support
- Wellness rooms
- Concierge services
- CareerCare program
- Fully funded education
Company overview
Wellstar Health System is one of Georgia's largest and most comprehensive integrated healthcare systems, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. As a non-profit health system, Wellstar operates with a mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person it serves through its PeopleCare approach. The system employs approximately 29,469 to 33,000 team members across multiple hospitals, health parks, medical offices, outpatient centers, pediatric centers, nursing facilities, and hospice and home care services. Wellstar is nationally recognized for operating Georgia's largest integrated trauma network and features the second-largest Emergency Department in the United States. The organization provides more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, demonstrating its commitment to community health. Wellstar has earned numerous accolades including recognition on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Workplaces in Health Care, and PEOPLE Companies that Care lists. The system embraces innovation through its venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, which nurtures early-stage healthcare companies, and maintains academic partnerships with institutions like the Medical College of Georgia for caregiver training. With specialties spanning cardiovascular care, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, musculoskeletal services, and numerous other medical disciplines, Wellstar delivers comprehensive healthcare across all stages of life.