Ultrasound Technologist (full-time) - Maternal Fetal Medicine

About the role

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives—and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better—advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibilities

• Performs procedures according to departmental format, completing exam in allotted time.
• Performs required daily clerical duties, which include the use of ASOBGYN reporting system, Epic patient scheduling, and other computer systems as added by Medical Center.
• Performs portable ultrasound exams when necessary.
• Performs a variety of complex technical tasks in Diagnostic Ultrasound utilizing high frequency sound waves to detect anatomical abnormalities including masses, abscesses and stones in accordance with prescribed sonographic procedures; assists physicians with biopsy deep abdominal studies and color-flow ultrasound as required.
• Determines, prepares and sets up medical supplies, instruments and equipment.
• Prepares patients for diagnostic procedures and measurements and positions patients for each anatomical view; explains procedures.
• Evaluates technical quality of images; obtains representative images of pathogenic conditions; processes images in accordance with standard procedures or techniques.
• Maintains records of ultrasound taken, archiving and de-archiving data as required; calculates, compiles and records data from numerical readings on patient’s charts and related documents.
• Calibrates, cleans and performs routine maintenance on equipment to ensure proper functioning; cleans and sterilizes instruments, supplies and equipment; stocks and replenishes supplies as required.
• Provides technical assistance and instruction to students, new employees, medical residents and medical students.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center’s Organizational Competencies.
• Performs Anatomy and Physiology exams of fetuses of all gestational ages including Level II scans, 3D scans, Detailed Fetal Cardiac Anatomy scans, Transvaginal scans, and Doppler BPP, Growth and Nuchal translucency studies.
• Assists in procedures such as Amniocentesis, Chorionic Villi Sampling, and fetal reductions.
• Performs Gyn U/S exams.

Qualifications

• Graduate of approved Ultrasound School.
• 2 years training in Allied Health/College.
• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience in OB/GYN ultrasound.
• Knowledge of all ultrasound equipment, their function and operation of each control.
• Understanding of equipment and computer systems as well as the procedures for equipment service.
• Knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy and physiology.
• Knowledge of safety, infection, and disaster policy and procedures, including implementation of patient care in cases of an emergency situation.
• Ability to cover weekends on a rotation basis (roughly once every six weeks).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Knowledge to aid in invasive fetal procedures with MFM specialist.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of clinical experience in MFM ultrasound.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Certification (required).
• Nuchal Translucency Certification (preferred).

Contacts

Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

Pay

Minimum rate of $46.64 hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.