Ultrasonographer

Responsibilities

• Sets up examination rooms ensuring that all necessary equipment is ready.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of work area.
• Explains procedures and observes patients to ensure safety and comfort during exam.
• Provides assistance as needed with such tasks as dressing and changing to seriously ill, injured or disabled patients.
• Collaborates with other staff to assure appropriate patient care is provided.
• Meets the psycho-social needs of the patients being served.
• Demonstrates competency in the delivery of patient care in a manner that is appropriate to the patient's age, physical ability and intellectual development.
• Demonstrates proficiency in adapting care to meet the needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations.
• Performs clinical assessment and diagnostic sonography examinations.
• Uses cognitive sonographic skills to identify, record, and adapt procedures as appropriate to anatomical, pathological, and diagnostic information and images.
• Clerical duties - Assists with record keeping, answers phones, schedules appointments, and prepares changes.
• Requests and orders supplies as necessary.
• Operates portable equipment in OR and bedside as necessary.
• Records patient information in PACS system and the hospital computer system appropriately.
• P Practices appropriate infection control standards, including Sterile Techniques.
• Analyses sonograms, synthesizes sonographic information and medical history, and communicates findings to physician.
• Prepares preliminary reports and contacts referring physician when required, according to established procedures.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program or a two year allied health degree.
• Successful completion of on the job training in ultrasound practices.
• Must be eligible for registry by the American registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.
• Registry eligible by the ARDMS.
• Active certification by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in the specialties as appropriate.