Ultrasound Tech
St. Elizabeth Healthcare · Edgewood, KY · 3 wk ago
HealthcareOther
Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare
At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.
Benefits That Support You
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days
- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility
Responsibilities
- Operates all equipment in an effective, safe, and efficient manner
- Assists physicians with invasive procedures and must be able to prep and monitor patients during the procedure
- Proficient in all aspects of ordered ultrasound procedures, providing diagnostic images for interpretation by the Radiologist
- Effectively utilizes all necessary computer systems in compliance with HIPAA guidelines
- Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of all equipment
- Complies with house-wide BSI precautions and follows recommendations for cleaning transducers
- Follows safety steps required to perform duties in compliance with medical, state, and federal safety standards
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriately
- Obtains and records all patient data as required by the medical center, state, JCAHO, or other agencies
- Ensures proper charging of all procedures, coding, and modifiers are correct
- Reviews images for high quality
- Assists in performing QC, QA, QI, or ACR as necessary
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Graduate of either an ARDMS or ARRT approved program
- Must be in the process of being certified by the ARDMS or ARRT in their specific specialty area
- Complete appropriate ARDMS or ARRT certification in their specialty area within 12 months of Ultrasound program completion (failure to achieve certification within 12 months may result in end of employment or alternative job placement)
- CPR certified
- For associates that drive company vehicles: Must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the Hospital insurance carrier
Specialized Knowledge
- Extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology, ultrasound equipment, QC, and HIS
- Familiar with all B-mode, real-time, and color flow applications
Schedule
Friday 3rd shift: 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM
Kind and Length of Experience
Adequate clinical experience from an approved program.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt