Description

• Purpose of Job

  • Performs and assists with diagnostic imaging.

• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) registered or board eligible required.
    • Graduation from an accredited Ultrasound Technology program required.
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    Experience
    • Preferred general and vascular Sonography.
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    License/Certifications
    • Maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
    • American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) registered or board eligible required.
    • Registered in American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) in OB/GYN required within one year of date of employment.
    • Board eligible or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) AD (Abdomen) preferred within one year of date of employment.
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    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.
    • Attends mandatory inservices and continuing education programs mandated by policies and procedures, external agencies and directed by supervisor.
    • Must be able to follow established Universal Standard and Radiation Safety precautions.
    • Position requires flexibility to accommodate fluctuation in daily schedule, including but not limited to overtime, irregular hours or on-call responsibilities.
• Physical Requirements
  • Weight Demands
    • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
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    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
      • Fingering/Touching
      • Grasping
      • Keyboarding/typing
      • Lifting
      • Pulling/Pushing
      • Reaching
      • Repetitive Motions
      • Speaking/talking
      • Standing
      • Stooping/bending
      • Twisting
      • Walking
    • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
      • Hearing
      • Seeing/visual
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    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
• Essential Job Functions
  • Essential Functions I

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      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 College of Radiology (ACR) guidelines.
      • Check all films with Radiologist and discuss end results.

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      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)
      • Provides management of ultrasound department workflow in the absence of the Lead or as needed.
      • Be willing and able to fill in shifts or trade days when needed at anytime.
      • Heightened focus on efficiency.

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      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.
      • Demonstrates knowledge of RIS/PACS/Navicare/Outlook/Angel/mhsintranet/Nighthawk.
      • Consistently uses Exam Management for order modification, to document comments and film usage/repeats.
      • Show a working knowledge of Folder Media and Order View/Entry capabilities.
      • Consistently uses Film Tracking to document the movement of the films throughout their usage.
      • Show a working knowledge of Order View/Entry capabilities.
      • Maintain working knowledge of Outlook and mhsintranet.
      • Able to perform clean up functions on PACS workstation.
      • Maintain Working knowledge of Navicare.
      • Maintain working knowledge of Nighthawk.

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      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.

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      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.

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      Confidentiality.
      • Maintains patient confidentiality coinciding with HIPAA.
      • Maintain student/co-worker confidentiality coinciding with FERPA.

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      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.
      • Completed age specific evaluation.

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      Provides care for the optimal patient experience.
      • Actively participates to perfect customer service and communication by building a great team system.
      • Talking to others to convey information effectively with respect, empathy, and compassion.
      • Gives full attention to what other people are saying, asking questions as appropriate to better understand what is happening.

  • Essential Functions II

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      Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.

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      Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Behavior and company policies/procedures.

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      Other duties as assigned.