Job Title: Travel Contract - Sonographer
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umber of positions: 1
Years of experience: One to three years
Shift: Day shifts– 40 hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Start Date: ASAP
Hourly pay: Varies
Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
Department: Ultrasound
Shift timings: 11:00 - 19:30 Hours (Monday to Friday) -5 Days/8 Hours
Per Week: 40 Hours
Responsibilities
- 3 years’ experience preferred Exams to include
- OB
- Pelvic
- DVT vascular
- Carotids
- Abdominal
- Retroperitoneal
- Scrotum
- Head/neck No MSK experience needed
- Performs appropriate diagnostic procedures, records patient test results and reports results.
- Monitors patient comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
- Maintains adequate supplies and verifies all equipment is in proper working condition; reports deficiencies and failures.
- Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.
- Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.
- Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
- Assists in maintaining a clean, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.
- Implement and monitor patient care plans. Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
- Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
- Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
Qualifications
- BLS and ACLS
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Sound knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology.
- The ability to stand for extended periods.
- Strong technical skills.
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Passionate about patient care
- Requires a minimum of two years of current Sonography experience.
- Graduate from a fully accredited Sonographer program
- Active unencumbered Iowa Sonography state license
- One year of Cerner experience
Requirements
- COVID vaccine with 2 Shots & Booster.
Skills/ Abilities/ Competencies Required
- Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills.
- Participates in relevant continuing education programs.
- Knowledge of and dedication to the highest patient care and provide the utmost service excellence to all patients.
- Ability to take initiative and to exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem-solving expertise.
- A can-do, team oriented attitude is essential, as the ability to work independently and to interact easily with physicians, other managers and staff throughout the department and hospital.
- Effective interpersonal/communication, organizational, and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks.
