Ultrasound Technologist PRN

Job Title

Ultrasound Technologist

Job Description

Adheres to Departmental procedures, fulfills compliance with life, safety, fire and hazardous waste requirements, Radiation Safety, Infection Control requirements.

Maintains Licensure, participates in C.E.U.s. Performs Ultrasound procedures (Portables, E.R., General, and Vascular).

Maintenance of equipment/supplies maintains paperwork associated with job function.

Maintains work area.

Participates in clinical activities (i.e. assists with patient flow/care, performs various testing, assists provider etc.)

Participates in clerical activities (i.e. registration, scheduling, filing, telephones, pulling/ preparing charts, faxing, Xerox forms/ charts, fills out forms.

Participates in Departmental On Call Requirements.

Experience Required

General, Vascular, portables, 1 year experience preferred.

ARDMS eligible

Education Requirements

Associate degree or Equivalent

Graduate of an accredited Sonography school or program of Sonography

License/Certification Requirements

ARDMS Certification Requirements: Candidates must obtain ARDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers)certification within six months of their hire date.

Eligibility for the six-month grace period:Applicants must have successfully completed the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam. Documentation of a passing grade for the SPI exam is required as a prerequisite for approval of the six-month period to obtain the ARDMS certification.

Additional Certification preferred: RVT

Expected training in elastography, thyroidectomies, pediatrics (echoencephalography, hips, spines), PVRs, TCDs, GYN exams, and all vascular exams (arterial and venous duplexes, dialysis grafts, extremity mappings, carotids, abdomen venous, etc.)

BLS

Salary

USD $34.00

USD $56.00