Ultrasonographer, St. Bernadette Healthy Moms Clinic
Ultrasonographer, St. Bernadette Healthy Moms Clinic
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Job Description
What Makes Us Different
We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System we are here to create a spirit of healing and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit. In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits we offer you something special the chance to do Gods work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community every day.
Job Summary
Performs diagnostic sonographic examinations utilizing ultrasonic equipment in various modes and techniques to locate evaluate and record pertinent anatomical pathological and functional data. The Ultra sonographer maintains and calibrates equipment records tests results and updates patient records for referring physicians.
Minimum Requirements
Education:Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training; Completion of an Ultrasound program.
Licensure: Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (A.R.D.M.S.) within one year of employment. A.R.D.M.S. Registry Eligible; BLS certification
Apply now! Here you are more than an employee. You are a team member a coworker our friend and part of our family. Our healthcare team is working together to heal this community one patient at a time!
Responsibilities
Clinical Skills
- Makes adjustments to equipment in order to ensure proper technique maintains supplies needed for specific radiographic procedures and develops film by automatic processing in a timely and costconscious manner.
- Schedules examinations in coordination with other operating areas in order to ensure proper and efficient examination sequencing and maintains responsibility for coverage and call back services in area of responsibility.
Patient Safety and Quality
- Performs high quality ultrasound examinations in a prudent and efficient manner maintains examination records and generates accurate reports for administration and other operating areas as needed.
- Prepares patient for examination by explaining procedure providing instruction and obtaining clinical history and consent. Provides compassionate and dignified patient care by assisting in patient transfer to examination area and positioning on table and by providing care to the patient following procedure completion.
- Verifies and ensures the quality of all patient examinations upon procedure completion and assists Radiology in maintaining quality assurance standards and the integrity of studies performed within the department.
- Ensures that work areas and examination rooms are adequately stocked with equipment and supplies and are properly cleaned and disinfected such that a safe and reliable atmosphere for quality patient care may be provided.
- QA and verifies all work performed on the radiology computer system in an effort toward ensuring that patients are transported to and from the department in a timely and courteous manner and that procedures are performed as indicated.
- Observes and adheres to federal and state radiation safety guidelines and departmental and hospital policies and procedures pertinent to area of responsibility.
Collaboration and Partnership
- Performs the duties of a Radiology Transporter as needed to meet the needs of the patient and department.
- Participates in educational programs inservice meetings and training sessions in an effort to share his/her own expertise with others and further the quality of education and personal growth provided to new personnel volunteers and interning students.
- Contributes to student education and supervision and maintains knowledge of competency based clinical education plans in an effort toward supporting continuing education efforts.
Other Duties as Assigned
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Education:
- Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training
- Completion of an Ultrasound program.
Certifications/Licensure:
- BLS Certification.
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (A.R.D.M.S.) within one year of employment.
- A.R.D.M.S. Registry Eligible
Employment Type
Full Time
