Ultrasound Technologist RVT - Specialist - Part Time

Responsibilities

• Checks room daily for adequate stock necessary to facilitate continuous exam flow.
• Maintains appropriate inventory as indicated by posted par levels and updates supply lists when items are needed.
• Affords assessments that may contraindicate the procedure such as medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts.
• Provides information to patients, health care providers, students and the public concerning the role and responsibilities of individuals in the profession.
• Works independently to perform routine and complex, STAT, urgent, on-call and potentially intraoperative Ultrasound cases, while accurately demonstrating understanding of anatomy and pathology through proper imaging techniques.
• Accurately and independently performs procedures, identifies, and resolves issues.
• Seeks experiences and knowledge in the technical area to gain expertise.
• Accurately and independently performs procedures, identifies, and resolves issues.
• Performs quality control activities on the equipment and collaborates with appropriate parties to resolve image quality issues.
• Participates and leads continuing education in-service programs, reads professional publications, reviews procedure manuals, and attends trainings.

Requirements

• Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program required.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
• RVT certification from the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography required within 18 months of entry into the role.
• RDMS-AB, RDMS-OB or RDMS-PS certification from the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography required.
• RVS - Registered Vascular Specialist by Cardiovascular Credentialing International may substitute for the RVT requirement.
• 3 years Radiology experience required (any/all modalities).

About Us

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.