Ultrasound Technologist - Mount Sinai Brooklyn - Radiology - Full-time - Day
About The Position
The Ultrasound Technologist performs or assists with ultrasound examinations, provides technical assistance to the Radiologist, and maintains ultrasound equipment. The technologist prepares and examines patients, confirms that examinations align with clinical history, uses professional judgment to adapt procedure plans and scanning techniques, and obtains diagnostically acceptable images and measurements according to protocols and patient needs. The role includes patient education and monitoring, recording and summarizing findings, supporting physicians during procedures, and ensuring images and records are completed and transmitted appropriately. The technologist also maintains examination-room cleanliness and supplies, supports quality assurance and infection control, reports equipment or safety issues, and maintains required professional credentials and continuing education.
Requirements
- Graduate of an approved Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
- Two years of experience as an Ultrasound Technologist; new graduates will be considered.
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) certification through ARDMS is required.
- Maintain job-specific licensure in good standing, including adherence to Article 35 of the Public Health Code.
- Maintain Continuing Medical Education credits.
Nice To Haves
- Additional certifications such as RVT, OB/GYN, or Abdomen.
Responsibilities
- Perform ultrasound procedures and assist with examinations.
- Prepare and examine patients, verify identity, obtain health status and medical history, and assess their ability to tolerate the examination.
- Confirm that the examination correlates with the patient’s clinical history and presentation, and notify the physician of contraindications or needed changes.
- Use technical and professional judgment to obtain diagnostically acceptable studies and adapt procedure plans and scanning techniques to patient needs and exam results.
- Assist with preparing and positioning patients, and provide education about imaging procedures and related instructions.
- Perform examinations under general or direct physician supervision, as applicable, and analyze sonographic findings to obtain comprehensive exams for diagnosis and patient management.
- Perform measurements and calculations according to laboratory and ACR protocols and guidelines, while minimizing acoustic energy exposure without compromising exam quality.
- Notify appropriate healthcare providers when immediate medical attention is needed and evaluate patient status before discharge from the ultrasound department.
- Record diagnostic images and data, provide written summaries of preliminary findings to the Radiologist, and enter preliminary findings in EPIC Radiant notes.
- Ensure images are labeled appropriately, technically acceptable, and transmitted to PACS promptly.
- Assist physicians during procedures, including biopsies and musculoskeletal injections.
- Assist with the departmental QA/QC program and regulatory compliance.
- Maintain examination-room and equipment cleanliness, supplies, and accessories; report needed equipment repairs and unsafe conditions.
- Record patient tracking information, schedule examinations in EPIC as required, complete studies in EPIC Radiant, and send them to PACS after completion.
- Call for inpatients as required and perform related clerical duties when support personnel are absent.
- Follow infection-control policies to prevent the spread of infection.
- Attend required in-services and professional development meetings, maintain continuing medical education credits, and maintain job-specific licensure in good standing, including adherence to Article 35 of the Public Health Code.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
