Ultrasound Specialist - Clovis, NM

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • Elk City, OK

4d • $36 - $62 • Onsite

About The Position

Performs diagnostic ultrasound exams for subsequent evaluation and treatment by the attending provider. Prepares the exam room and equipment, reviews patient history and orders, assesses patient safety and readiness, and conducts diagnostic sonography in accordance with professional and facility protocols. Uses independent professional judgment to capture appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical information, review images, synthesize results, and prepare preliminary findings. The role also supports facility operations and quality assurance and improvement activities.

Requirements

• Competence in the specialty area or areas to be performed.
• New Mexico Sonography License required.
• Sonographer certification from ARDMS, ARRT, and/or CCI required.
• Current BLS required.
• Must have at least one qualified modality as an initial licensure: Diagnostic Sonography—Abdomen (AB), Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN), Breast (BR), Pediatric Sonography (PS), or ARRT (S); Vascular Sonography—RVT, RVS, or ARRT (VS); Cardiac Sonography—Adult Echocardiography (AE) or Pediatric Echocardiography (PE).

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in a related health science or graduation from an accredited program in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the exam room and ultrasound equipment in accordance with infection disease, sterilization, patient-safety, and facility protocols.
• Ensure patient safety during sonographic examinations.
• Review patient medical history and supporting clinical information.
• Ensure examination orders are complete, contain relevant information, and meet medical-necessity standards.
• Evaluate contraindications, insufficient patient preparation, and a patient's ability or willingness to tolerate the examination and associated procedures.
• Communicate with patients in a manner appropriate to their ability to understand.
• Use appropriate positioning tools and devices, adjust equipment, and use ergonomically correct scanning techniques to protect patient comfort and safety and prevent compromised data or sonographer injury.
• Conduct patient clinical assessments and perform ordered diagnostic medical sonography examinations according to professional and facility protocols.
• Apply independent professional and ethical judgment and critical thinking when performing diagnostic sonography procedures.
• Use independent judgment to ensure appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured in examination images.
• Refer diagnostic, treatment, or prognosis questions to the appropriate provider or healthcare professional unless facility policy authorizes otherwise.
• Acquire additional ultrasound imaging as necessary to support optimal diagnostic results for the interpreting physician.
• Identify and document limitations to examinations.
• Review examination images, synthesize results, and prepare preliminary findings.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with privacy laws, including HIPAA, and facility policies.
• Adhere to accepted professional and ethical standards and provide services consistent with the sonographer's scope of practice and clinical standards.
• Assist with daily facility operations where appropriate.
• Conduct quality assurance protocols and quality improvement and regulatory measures within the facility.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern.
• Shift, higher education, certification, and lead-role differentials for eligible positions.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Wellness program with access to free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree