Ultrasonographer - Weekend - PRN

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At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

We offer competitive hourly pay with shift differential incentives.

A PRN position with the hours being Friday: 6:30am - 6:30pm.

The Sonographer functions under the direction of the System Manager or Chief Technologist and is responsible for performing all vascular imaging including: Performs measurements and calculations according to laboratory protocol, provides written or an oral summary of preliminary findings to the interpreting Physician.

Is responsible for the safety and well-being of all patients in the department.

Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with the patient(s) and health care team, must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.

Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study.

Must be available to take call, work weekends and Holidays on a rotating basis.

Graduate of an accredited Sonography Program Required

Successful completion of a Sonography Training Program Required and

Registered Medical Sonographer or ARRT Sonography

Patient Care

Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions.

Reviews ultrasound images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients.

Responds to emergency situations and maintenance of life support equipment.

Observes patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary so that no patient condition deteriorates.

Verifies correct identity of patient using 2 unique identifiers prior to performing a procedure per hospital policy and procedure.

Demonstrates competence in the determination and application of appropriate procedures, equipment, supplies and techniques based on the age of patients.

Follows physicians instructions when assisting with procedures and exams.

Understands, demonstrates and documents preprocedural verification and Time Out process when appropriate.

Demonstrates and understands pre-and-post procedural care.

Ensures that patient\'s questions, concerns or contraindications are satisfactorily addressed, notifying physician when this cannot be accomplished, prior to the initiation of the procedure.

Participates in the orientation and training of departmental employees.

Completes mandatory departmental and Hospital-wide education without prompting.

Quality Control

Consistently produces acceptable images, as evidenced by provider feedback and quality audits

Ensures that equipment is fully operational prior to each use, by checking for proper calibration and operating deficiencies.

Sends all studies to PACS immediately after completion, prints CDs as needed.

Prints completed log sheet from teleradiography and submits to Radiologist, if applicable

Performs and maintains quality control logs for probe disinfection and follows infection control policies

Operations

Transports patients, positions patients, and helps them on and off procedure table.

Applies supportive and immobilization devices and equipment. Willingly lends knowledge and assistance to others upon request as needed and routinely as time is available, without prompting, so that all working time is used for departmental advantage.

Performs routine duties of clerical and support personnel in accordance with procedure when warranted to ensure continuity and quality of services.

Ability to push / retrieve images from the Ultrasound console to PACS.

Maintain Joint Commission standards and any other regulatory agency standards.

Equipment

Demonstrates the ability to adjust technique so that patient receives the lowest possible dose of ionizing radiation and that image quality is maintained.

Reports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to supervisor or service provider, so that problem can be corrected in a timely manner.

Cleans, disinfects and maintains equipment in accordance with infection control policy and department cleaning schedule

Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

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