Ultrasound Technologist

Baylor Scott & White Health•McKinney, TX

About The Position

The Ultrasound Technologist, under general supervision of a Radiologist or physician, performs ultrasound procedures, performs ultrasound procedures in ambulatory and/or hospital environment as requested by a physician or other licensed provider for the diagnosis of disease and injury in accordance with established protocols.

Requirements

Min of 1 year Ultrasound Tech experience
EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
EXPERIENCE -Min of 1 year of Ultrasound Tech experience
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -Fetal Echocardiography (FE)/Musculoskeletal Sonography (MSK)/Reg Diag Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)/Reg Dig Card Son-Adult Echo (RDCS-AE)/Ped.Echocardiography (PE) (RDCS-PE)/Reg Diag Medical Sonographer (RDMS)/Reg Diag Med Sono-Abdomen (AB) (RDMS-AB)/Reg Diag Med Sono-Breast (BR) (RDMS-BR)/Reg Diag Med Sono-OB/GYN (OB) (RDMS-OB)/RDMS-Pediatric Sonography (PS) (RDMS-PS)/Registered Vascular Tech (RVT)
ARDMS in (AB) or (OB) or RVT (ARDMS): Must have 2 years of related Multispecialty Experience and
Must have TWO of the following in separate specialties:
ARDMS – RDMS: AB, BR, OB/GYN, PS/ARDMS – RDCS: AE, FE, PE/ARDMS – RVT/ARDSM – RMSKS/ARRT – S, VS, BS.
Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.

Responsibilities

Performs high quality ultrasound procedures, according to exam protocol, in a timely manner. Maintains production and quality of imaging procedures by following established standards and procedures.
Utilizes AIDET when communicating with patients to: identify patient service requirements, ensure correct exam is performed on the correct patient, and establish rapport with patients and others. Instructs and communicates with patients and their family regarding the test to be performed and assesses patient's ability to tolerate exam.
Prepares patient and area for procedure by positioning patient, adjusting immobilization devices, moving equipment into specified position and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors.
Protects patients and team members by adhering to safety requirements, infection-control, drug and radiation policies, protocols and techniques. Uses proper sterile techniques when setting up and performing invasive multimodality procedures and maintains hand hygiene requirements.
Maintains equipment and work area to meet quality and cleanliness standards. Works with engineers and physicists to ensure optimal operational capabilities of equipment. Reports issues to management or appropriate department. Assists in maintaining supplies inventory. Ensures individuals are safe to enter the department by screening them according to approved policies and procedures.
Obtains, verifies, and maintains all relevant documentation such as requisition/chart, patient history, pregnancy status and shielding precautions taken, consent forms, policies and procedures, etc.
Imaging team members are expected to adhere to policies, procedures and workflows. These system workflows include, but are not limited to PACS, EMR, image exchange systems, modality worklist integrity, record management, and BioMed services.
Maintains medical imaging records in appropriate system and according to department policies and standards for interpretation in a timely manner.