Sonographer

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Ultrasound Tech / Sonographer provides excellent customer service by performing ultrasound examinations under the direction of a physician for identification of abnormalities leading to patient diagnosis.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures proper patient identification, verified orders, and prepares patients for exams.
• Uses proper imaging techniques to ensure timely, safe, and high quality diagnostic exams.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform any exam on all ages of patients (neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics) using appropriate protocol and following ACR guidelines.
• Demonstrates proficiency on all clinical equipment within the department.
• Completes and annotates a medically acceptable exam, following ACR guidelines while producing the maximum diagnostic information in a minimal amount of time.
• Follows 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.
• Exhibits good safety practices in body substance protection, cleaning of equipment, using proper sterile techniques, and removing any expired materials.
• Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• ARRTY Registry or ARDMS Registry (American Registry of Radiology Technologists – American Registry of Radiography Technologists).
• 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 for healthcare providers – American Heart Association.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Ultrasound experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Carrying, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Sitting, Speaking, Standing.