Ultrasonographer - Ultrasound, Full Time, Nights

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Work Shift Night (United States of America)
This role is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.

• This role can offer a competitive relocation assistance package for eligible candidates.
• A full‐time position with a Friday-Sunday 6p-6:30a Schedule
• Benefits program that includes PTO, mental health support, wellness rooms, concierge services and more
• Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
• Assists with providing safe, age appropriate care to the patient by performing all exams provided by the department per department protocols.
• Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study.
• Responsible for performing a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases.
• Sets up the equipment to provide imaging service and positions patient for the procedure.

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, if needed.
• 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.

High School Diploma General or GED General.
* Trade School Diploma/Degree Diagnostic Medical Sonography‐Preferred.

ARDMS ‐ Registered Medical Sonographer or ARRT‐S ‐ ARRT Sonography.

• Successful completion of a Sonography Training Program Required.
• Must exhibit excellent communication skills because this position requires frequent verbal and written communications with physicians, patients, visitors, departmental staff and nursing staff.
• Position requires the employee to exhibit excellent customer service skills at all times.
• Must be detail oriented and have the capacity to effectively multitask throughout the work shift.
• Must have excellent communication skills and the capacity to interact professionally with a variety of customers, including but not limited to patients, families, co‐workers, volunteers, and physicians throughout the work shift.
• Must be compliant, with a willingness to follow all Hospital policies as well as the established practices, protocols and procedures of the position, department and applicable professional standards.
• Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs.
• Assists with providing safe, age appropriate care to the patient by performing all exams provided by the department per department procedures.
• Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study.
• Responsible for performing a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases.
• Sets up the equipment to provide imaging service and positions patient for the procedure.
• Competent in all aspects of Ultrasound, patient positioning, exposure factors.
• Must understand anatomy and pathology and how they affect the quality of a procedure.

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