Perinatal Sonographer - 32 Hours/Week
Perinatal Sonographer - 32 Hours/Week
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Job Description
Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Job Summary:
Location: Medical Office Building - MWHAddress: 717 N 190th Plz. - Elkhorn NE
Work Schedule: Four - 8 Hour Shifts/Week; Shift start times may vary: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
Office Hours are Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Some travel to other locations may be required.
Perform perinatal diagnostic medical sonograms in accordance with protocols to assist the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist with diagnosis and treatment.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
1. Exam performance/quality.
- Identifies each patient by ID band verification and birth date.
- Ensures patient understanding of pending procedure.
- Cover appropriate body parts and position patient correctly.
- Follows appropriate guidelines and departmental protocols.
- Performs exams as priority dictates and as directed.
- Critiques each exam for technical and positional accuracy and makes appropriate corrections if necessary.
- Follows American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) guidelines.
- Check all ultrasound exams with Perinatologist and discuss end results.
2. Workflow management.
- Review orders for clinical and demographic consistency and verifies accuracy prior to exam.
- Willfully assists physicians patients and coworkers as needed and seeks opportunities to provide patient care.
- Understand and support the direction and workflow of the department.
- Maintain awareness of ongoing exams and assist co-workers as needed.
- Provide exam information and status updates to pertinent staff members.
- Relieves co-workers from procedures/exams as necessary.
- Be in the department and ready to work at the start of scheduled shift.
- Have processes set in place to allow for leaving at the end of scheduled shift.
- Obtain and consolidate all images reports and history with completed exam information for review.
- Take call. Coordinates inpatient procedure flow. (Hospital Only)
- Coordinates work flow with registered nurse and physician.
- Coordinates inpatient procedure flow.
- Uses telephone for language barriers.
- Schedules ultrasound appointments in Cerner.
- Proposes ultrasound order to physician (MD).
3. Systems/Cerner.
- Maintain a working knowledge of Cerner.
- Starts and completes own exams correctly and in a timely manner.
- Consistently uses the Online Worklist to monitor orders and order status.
- Verify correct images matched with order.
- Maintain working knowledge of Genetic Engineering (GE) E10 and I.
- Consistently communicates with physician (MD) and Registered Nurse (RN) for orders.
- Performs all ultrasounds according to American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) standards.
- Able to use printer on all machines.
4. Department Policy/Procedures.
- Ensures proper patient identification on all images to comply with department policies and procedures.
- Willingly seeks opportunity to provide patient care or assist others as needed.
- Demonstrates knowledge of department guidelines through responsible behavior/actions.
- Maintains updated ARDMS license.
- Ensures that call reports and/or other specifications are followed through.
- Report issues/concerns as soon as possible and provide assistance with resolution/follow-up.
5. Clinical Enrichment.
- Provides and monitors on the job training per Methodist College standards.
- Maintains professional and courteous relationship with students and instructors.
- Provide leadership and guidance for students education clinical experience.
6. Confidentiality.
- Maintains patient confidentiality coinciding with HIPAA.
- Maintain student/co-worker confidentiality coinciding with FERPA.
7. Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.
- Provides appropriate patient care.
- Shows confidence and competency in all age specific categories.
- Ensures patient comfort and understanding of ordered exam.
Schedule:
4 eight hour shifts shift start times may vary. 7a-3:30p 7:30-4p 8a-4:30p. Office is open M-F 7a-4:30p
Job Description:
Job Requirements
Education
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) registered or board eligible required.
- Graduation from an accredited Ultrasound Technology program required.
- Participation in mandatory inservices and continuing education as mandated by policies & procedures external agencies and as directed by supervisors required.
Experience
- OB ultrasound experience preferred.
License/Certifications
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire required within 3 months of hire.
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography required.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Ability to effectively communicate and interact with patients and family members as well as hospital personnel and coworkers required.
- Ability to effectively organize work in order to perform several tasks at once required.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients and family members as well as hospital personnel and coworkers.
Physical Requirements
Weight Demands
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
Physical Activity
- Not necessary for the position (0%):
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
- Distinguish colors
- Kneeling
- Sitting
- Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Grasping
- Keyboarding/typing
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Reaching
- Repetitive Motions
- Speaking/talking
- Standing
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Walking
- Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
- Hearing
- Seeing/visual
Job Hazards
- Not Related:
- Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc.)
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
- Rare (1-33%):
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)
- Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
- Occasionally (34%-66%):
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
