Senior Ultrasound Technologist

Job Responsibility

• Participates in orientation and ongoing training of staff.
• Handles and/or acts as a resource for difficult or complex sonography issues.
• Prepares patient for ultrasound exam.
• Positions patient on examination table according to departmental standard operating procedures.
• Explains procedures in layman’s terms to relieve patient of pre-testing anxiety.
• Obtains pertinent imaging and diagnostic reports required for correlation with ultrasound exam being performed.
• Consults with referring physician regarding patient history and to determine appropriate ultrasound exam required.
• Sets up equipment to administer particular exam in a timely fashion.
• Uses settings on machines to assure accurate results, using technical judgment.
• Performs ultrasound procedures and recognizes significance of structures visualized in the oscilloscope and differentiates artifacts from normal or pathologic processes.
• Determines need for more extensive evaluations beyond preliminary instructions.
• Observes patient during entire examination. Recognizes and reports any changes in patient’s condition and/or motor abnormality complaints by patient including: fainting, discoloration, etc. in accordance with procedures.
• Documents image details and labels study.
• Maintains records and logs exams performed.
• Performs frequent calibration checks/adjustments on ultrasound equipment and troubleshoots mechanical problems, as necessary.

Job Qualification

• Vocational or Technical School Diploma, required.
• One (1) Of The Following Credentials Required:
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
  • Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Sonographer (ACS)
  • Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT)
  • Registered Vascular Sonographer (RVS)
  • Registered Technologist in Sonography (R.T.(S)(ARRT))
  • Registered Technologist in Vascular Sonography (R.T.(VS)(ARRT))
• 3-5 Years Of Technical Experience, Required.