Ultrasound Technologist - PRN

Summary Job Description Ultrasound Technologist PRN I First Shift Diagnostic and Imaging I Lexington, Ky Description Maintains a cohesive working relationship and spirit of cooperation with coworkers, other employees and related individuals. Sets a positive example for staff through professional knowledge, appearance, personal conduct and interactions Maintains a professional working environment and follows all hospital policies and guideline recommendations. Follow and implement hospital policies and guideline recommendations. Proactively plans and executes daily patient flow and staff schedule. Provides supervision and instruction to ultrasound students on site for clinical rotation. Actively participates in training new employees in equipment functionality, exam protocols and modifications. Produce quality images for Radiologist’s review with correct interpretation. Prepares copy of images and records image release in electronic health record. Verifies images archived to PACS and notifies PACS administrator of any issues. Send images to tele-radiology service after hours as instructed. Participates in image Peer Review with US Coordinator. Works with US Coordinator and Radiologist on ACR accreditation as needed. Assists US Coordinator, Radiology Manager, and Radiology Director in equipment and software selections. Verifies orders, verifies patient name/birth date and history. Documents of all incidents related to patient care on electronic health records (example-incident reports, medications given, etc.) Performs and documents time out procedure for invasive procedures. Follow department protocol for all exams. Provides initial interpretation for exams by department protocol. Works with transport and nursing units to coordinate patient exams. Continuously monitors the patient throughout the exam. Assist Radiologist and authorize providers with exams/procedures as necessary. Qualifications Associate degree. Satisfactory completion of an accredited education program in sonography or equivalent. Current certification by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or eligible. Must obtain ARDMS certification in Abdomen and OB-Gyn. If not certified upon hire, you must obtain certifications within one year of hire. Less than one year. Current CPR for Healthcare Providers. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, applicants must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date. Benefits Preventive Plan Retirement Plans Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features. About Baptist Health Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. 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