Ultra Sound Tech
About The Position
As our Ultrasound Technologist (Sonographer), you will utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care. Every day you will directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans. You will meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images. You will monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort, select and examine images for pathologies, and present preliminary findings to Physicians. To be successful in this role, you will possess excellent patient service and communication skills, sharp eyesight, and meticulous attention to detail. You will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound judgment, and advanced decision-making skills to effectively capture and interpret sonographic data, ensuring optimal diagnostic support.
Requirements
- Student in an accredited Ultrasound program or One year clinical experience as a technologist, upon hire
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days
Nice To Haves
- Associates Other, upon hire
Responsibilities
- Schedules exams.
- Informs all patients of preparations for procedure.
- Blocks out appropriate amounts of time for each exam.
- Demonstrates proficiency at scanning with accuracy rate of the level of a board-certified technologist.
- Critiques films on each case with radiologist input. Less than 5% repeat.
- Maintains proficiency in all areas of diagnostic ultrasound (abdomen, OB/Gyn, small parts).
- Reviews cases with radiologist before dictation.
- Performs proper room set-up for special procedures.
- Utilizes proper sterile technique 100% of the time for special procedures.
- Performs equipment & room cleaning after each exam.
- Performs monthly quality control on all equipment.
- Runs test films with phantoms used.
- Monitors processor quality control daily.
- Changes linen after each use.
- Cleans room as needed and keeps stocked.
- Has supplies for each exam available for use.
- Explains procedure to patients.
- Assists radiologist when indicated.
- Always replaces empty boxes in film bin.
- Monitors all equipment use and function.
- Reports all malfunctions of equipment to Radiology Director.
- Fills out appropriate paperwork, if indicated.
- Follows directions of appropriate person in repair or adjusting use of equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
