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Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist- Mammography
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
On-siteShreveport, LA$80K – $104KApply by Jun 8, 2026Diagnostic Radiologic TechnologistISTJHealthcare
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The Advanced Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist at this level is fully functional as an Advanced DRT in Mammography and is able to carry out the assigned tasks independently. This specialty involves the specific knowledge and abilities to perform complex imaging of the breast. Mammographers must be able to employ specialized mammographic image techniques such as magnification views and implant views of the breast.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, but not limited to: Screening and diagnostic mammography exams.
- →Responsible for the quality and quantity of imaging examinations, and for ensuring the proficiency and compliance of staff to all service, facility, and accreditation standards for breast imaging.
- →Obtain images of sufficiently high quality, most useful to the interpreting radiologist, the technologist must evaluate the patient's body habitus based on the patient's age, size, condition of skin (placing markers if indicated), contravening disabilities, and previous breast augmentation or surgeries to determine proper exposure technique settings.
- →Actively participates in the collection of test data related to image quality, dose, and half value layer evaluations through the use of breast phantoms requiring clinical images evaluated for positioning, compression, exposure levels, resolution, contrast, noise, exam identification, and artifacts.
- →Reviews data and images with Mammography Director, interpreting physician(s), and/or medical physicist(s).
- →Positions patients accurately, applying knowledge of anatomy and ultrasound imaging equipment, to provide optimal visualization. proper records and processes images from the ultrasound unit.
- →Incorporates equipment components and parameters to obtain all required visualization, including transducers, using color and pulsed-wave Doppler, and Gray Scale techniques to evaluate these structures for size, abnormal contour, cysts, tumors and various pathological disorders.
- →Prepares sterile field using proper sterile technique and makes available all necessary instruments and supplies for the specific procedure.
- →Prepares devices and equipment used to obtain a biopsy specimen.
- →Prepares the breast site for injection of contrast materials, harvesting of tissues utilizing sterile technique.
- →Assists physicians in the performance of invasive procedures, operating devices, and obtaining and handling specimens as needed.
- →Complies with all policies regarding infection control practices pertaining to pre-cleaning and cleaning processing of RMEs.
- →Cleans and disinfects all RMEs according to manufacturing guidelines and VHA operating standards associated with RMEs.
- →Maintains a clean work area.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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