Ultrasound Technologist
JOB-10041461
Anticipated Start Date
May 13, 2024
Location
Bronx, NY
Type of Employment
Contract Hire
Employer Info
Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits.
Job Summary
We are looking for individual to join our client’s team as Ultrasound Technologist. You will perform sonographic exams as per departmental protocols and ARDMS
Job Description
- Attends and complies with all scheduled departmental meeting, staff in service and trainings.
- Provides all services in a professional manner while maintaining a good inter personnel relationships with staff and patients.
- Assists and directs patients in preparation of examination (change into gowns and getting patient on / off examination tables).
- Identifies patient’s identity and exam order for appropriate procedure.
Performs all examinations according to ARDMS.
- Always ensures patient safetyand reports any possible risks to appropriate staff.
- Performs visual equipment inspections to ensure optimum exam quality and safety.
- Maintains examination rooms stocked and clean
- Performs infection control protocols according to departmental and institutional standards.
- Documents and completes patient exam demographics in a correct and timely fashion.
- Provides verbal instruction to patients regarding procedures.
- Maintains all patients’ information (confidentially) according to HIPPA compliance standards.
- Reports all examination discrepancies to Radiologist, Dept head and providers as needed.
- Utilizes departmental communication (telephone/paging systems/ computers) according to HHC regulations and d departmental policy.
- Correct any error with archival of examinations in a timely fashion
- Informs Department in the event of a lateness or absence before scheduled tour begins
- Maintains Customer service expectation according to Network standard
- Maintain Sonographic equipment by scheduling PM's and calling for service when needed
- Ensures proper documentation of exams and patient identification in PAC
- Employs the appropriate marking of anatomical image.
- Maintains infection control logs as per DOH and ARDMS
Skills Required
- One-year General Registered Ultrasound experience.
Education/Training/Certifications
- Associate degree (Community College, MBO)
- Registered as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) by American Radiologic Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) required.
- ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
- BLS preferred.
Additional Requirements
- Malpractice Insurance - All clinical workers are required to have active individual Medical Malpractice. A copy must be provided prior to start of assignment. All clinical workers licensed by the state of NY are required to provide.
- Schedule Notes: 8:00 AM-04:00 PM; Rotating weekends is a requirement, and workers must report as scheduled including holidays. Please see the shift time, hours per week/day on the request and ensure your worker will be able to commit to the schedule provided by the facility.
Pay Rate
- $67.00 per hour
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.