Maternal Fetal Medicine Ultrasonographer

BHS•Louisville, KY

About The Position

Ultrasound Technologist – Full Time, 1st Shift (40 hours/week) The Ultrasound Technologist performs obstetric diagnostic ultrasound studies under the direction of a Perinatologist, demonstrating professionalism and advanced knowledge of reproductive anatomy, physiology, and ultrasound equipment. Responsibilities include performing a full range of obstetric and pelvic ultrasound exams such as complete and limited OB studies, biophysical profiles, multiple gestation exams, transvaginal/cervical length studies, pelvic ultrasounds, and assisting with amniocentesis. The technologist monitors and assesses patient status, obtains accurate medical histories, and effectively communicates pertinent clinical information to appropriate providers and staff. Additional duties include documenting and performing routine equipment calibration, inspection, and maintenance; reporting malfunctions; participating in quality improvement initiatives; and completing annual competencies and required education. The role also involves clerical and operational support such as patient registration, scheduling coordination, maintaining medical records, ordering supplies, preparing reports, charging, faxing, transporting patients as needed, stocking the department, and cleaning patient rooms and equipment. If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy

Requirements

Formal training and current RDMS registration required
Registry-eligible candidates must obtain certification within one year of hire
Current BCLS certification is required within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

Performs obstetric diagnostic ultrasound studies under the direction of a Perinatologist
Performs a full range of obstetric and pelvic ultrasound exams such as complete and limited OB studies, biophysical profiles, multiple gestation exams, transvaginal/cervical length studies, pelvic ultrasounds, and assisting with amniocentesis
Monitors and assesses patient status
Obtains accurate medical histories
Effectively communicates pertinent clinical information to appropriate providers and staff
Documents and performs routine equipment calibration, inspection, and maintenance
Reports malfunctions
Participates in quality improvement initiatives
Completes annual competencies and required education
Performs clerical and operational support such as patient registration, scheduling coordination, maintaining medical records, ordering supplies, preparing reports, charging, faxing, transporting patients as needed, stocking the department, and cleaning patient rooms and equipment