Ultrasound Student Intern

St. Luke's University Health Network•Allentown, PA

About The Position

The Ultrasound/Echo/Vascular Student Intern performs daily tasks to help manage department workflow, including transporting, stocking, and assisting with procedures. The intern supports sonographers and other clinical staff and may shadow or assist with sonographic examinations and procedures. Sonographic exams must never be performed independently; direct supervision is required at all times during imaging.

Requirements

First- or second-year student in an ARDMS CAHEP-accredited diagnostic medical sonography program in ultrasound, echo, or vascular.
First- or second-year clinical program experience in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Current CPR certification.
Experience using computers.
Direct supervision is required during all imaging; independent sonographic exams are not permitted.

Responsibilities

Identify patients and the appropriate exam or modality with care.
Take responsibility for an assigned area and ensure necessary equipment and supplies are readily available.
Clean ultrasound rooms, beds, equipment, and surfaces after each patient.
Follow hand-washing policies before and after each exam and adhere to wound- and infection-related policies during examinations.
Assist sonographers in setting up ultrasound examinations and procedures.
Retrieve and transport patients and supplies; prepare rooms and patients for procedures; obtain patient history; and clean equipment and transducers.
Assist with department phone calls, obtaining prior reports and scripts, and arranging inpatient and stat appointments.
Help Radiologists, Nurses, Physicians, and Physician Assistants prepare for invasive procedures, including setting up trays using sterile techniques, gathering supplies and paperwork, assisting during procedures, and cleaning up using Universal Precautions and proper sharps disposal.
Transport laboratory samples to the lab according to established procedures.
Handle, dispose of, and clean up spills involving hazardous materials in the Ultrasound/Cardiology/Vascular Department, including Hydrogen Peroxide (Trophon chemical), formalin, and Cidex; recognize Global Harmonization System hazard signs.