Ultrasound Student Intern

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

About The Position

The Ultrasound/Echo/Vascular Student Intern performs daily tasks to help manage departmental workflow, including transporting patients, stocking supplies, and assisting with procedures. The intern may shadow or assist with sonographic examinations and procedures but must not perform sonographic exams independently and must be directly supervised at all times during imaging. The position supports staff sonographers and clinicians with patient preparation, room setup and cleanup, supply and equipment management, invasive procedure preparation, and related administrative tasks. It also requires safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials and adherence to infection-control, sterile-technique, and universal-precaution procedures.

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 of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Current CPR certification.
Prior computer usage experience.

Responsibilities

Properly identify patients and the appropriate exam or modality, providing the maximum amount of care.
Take responsibility for the assigned area and ensure necessary equipment and supplies are readily available.
Clean ultrasound rooms, beds, equipment, and surfaces after each patient.
Wash hands before and after each exam and follow policies related to wounds and infections.
Assist sonographers in setting up ultrasound examinations and procedures; shadow or assist examinations only under direct supervision and never perform exams independently.
Assist sonographers with retrieving and transporting patients and supplies, preparing rooms and patients, obtaining patient histories, and cleaning equipment and transducers.
Answer department phones, request prior reports and scripts, and arrange inpatient and stat appointments as needed.
Assist radiologists, nurses, physicians, and physician assistants with invasive procedures by 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 procedure.
Handle, dispose of, and clean up spills of hazardous materials in the department, including hydrogen peroxide (Trophon chemical), formalin, and Cidex; recognize Global Harmonization System hazard signs.