Purpose of Job
- Performs diagnostic ultrasound exams.
Job Requirements
- Education
  - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) registered or board eligible required.
  - Graduation from an approved Registered Ultrasonographer Program (RDMS) required.
- Experience
  - One year previous ultrasound experience preferred.
- License/Certifications
  - Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
  - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) registered or board eligible required.
  - Participates in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies, and as directed by supervisor
- 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.
  - Fast paced clinic environment with knowledge of OB/GYN.
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
    - 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
- 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
  - 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.
    - Performs quality control monitoring to ensure artifact free images by cleaning photo printers and ultrasound machines and evaluating ultrasound prints.
    - Performs quality exams, ensuring diagnosis by performing diagnostic ultrasound exams determining correct measurements and findings.
    - Perform vaginal/abdominal ultrasound for diagnostic use by scanning patients and forwarding results to physicians.
  - 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)
    - Maintains metricide logs and metricide policies/procedures.
  - 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.
  - Department Policy/Procedures.
    - Ensures proper patient identification on all images to comply with department policies and procedures.
      - Initials all requests and uses proper labeling on images to ensure compliance with the State of Nebraska and appropriate external agencies.
    - 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.
    - Clean and stock exam rooms to ensure integrity of rooms.
  - 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.
  - Confidentiality.
    - Maintains patient confidentiality coinciding with HIPAA.
    - Maintain student/co-worker confidentiality coinciding with FERPA.
  - 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.
  - Assist physician providing information vital to patient diagnosis by operating equipment and assisting with sterile instruments.
    - Assists in OR as directed by physician.
    - Instrument decontamination/sterile processing.
- Essential Functions II
  - Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
  - Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Behavior and company policies/procedures.
  - Other duties as assigned.