Ultrasound Technologist

Ultrasound Technologist

Requirements

• ARRT Registry or ARDMS Registry. The ARDMS must include successful completion of one registry pertinent to the department beyond physics (options include OB, abdominal, neuro, breast, and, vascular).
• Basic life support (BLS) certification, issued by American Heart Association, required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper patient identification, verify orders, and prepare patients for exams.
• Use proper imaging techniques to ensure timely, safe, and high quality diagnostic exams.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform any exam on all ages of patients (neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics) using appropriate protocol and following ACR guidelines.
• Demonstrate proficiency on all clinical equipment within the department.
• Complete and annotate a medically acceptable exam, following ACR guidelines while producing the maximum diagnostic information in a minimal amount of time.
• Follow appropriate protocol for medical necessity, coding and charging, obtaining consents if necessary, documenting any events that may occur, for quality, maintaining a current QC program for ACR and reporting any equipment failures or problems.
• Exhibit good safety practices in body substance protection, cleaning of equipment, using proper sterile techniques, and removing any expired materials.
• Thoroughly and accurately complete all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.

Preferred Qualifications

• RVT Certification, highly preferred.
• Ultrasound experience, preferred.