Ultrasound Tech

Hrs Description: 3 days of call a month required - Fri/Sat/1 weeknight or 2 weeknights/Sunday. May be scheduled at an outpatient clinic off site from main campus. Will cover procedures in the OR/CCL. May be required to perform fetal echoes. Graduate of a CAAHEP accredited educational program with emphasis in a primary cardiovascular or radiologic specialty as defined by the ARDMS, ARRT and/or CCI. ; Duties: Job Summary: Under general to limited supervision and direction, this intermediate-level position is able to accept independent clinical and non-clinical duty assignments as necessary to deliver specialized cardiovascular and/or radiologic technology services to adult and/or pediatric patient populations for the purpose of aiding medical staff in the diagnosis, care, treatment and surveillance of simple to complex conditions, defects and/or diseases.

Job Responsibilities: -Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. -Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position. -Maintains the competencies required to perform essential duties and responsibilities of a Level I position. -Utilizing intermediate-level professional knowledge, abilities, skills and available resources, provides safe, high quality, efficient and cost-effective patient-centric care and support services under routine or emergent conditions in a variety of care settings to include, but not limited to: acute inpatient facilities, outpatient physician practices, diagnostic/urgent care centers and remote statewide outreach clinics. -Prepares patients for procedures and correlates clinical history with procedures ordered by physicians to be performed. -Communicates and collaborates with patients, families, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team to identify and implement the actions necessary to achieve the clinical outcomes, operational goals and service expectations desired. -Utilizes a variety of highly specialized imaging equipment and techniques to perform a diverse range of diagnostic, interventional and/or surgical procedures in accordance with established scope of practice guidelines. -Conducts post-procedure reviews without assistance to confirm that all required study elements are completed, documented, and that technical quality is consistent with established department protocols and/or applicable accreditation standards. -Transfers images and data to the appropriate archival systems, enters technical data/findings and prepares study for reporting by physician. -Performs operator-level quality control checks, cleaning, high-level disinfecting and other user maintenance per manufacturer instructions for use and other regulatory guidelines. -Participates in continuing education, professional development and research activities to maintain competencies and promote continuous improvements in care and treatments. -Provides instruction and mentors less experienced members of the team. -Prepares and presents in-service training pertinent to assigned service area. -Performs and/or assists with quality assurance and performance improvement tasks as assigned. -Performs other duties as assigned.

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