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Essential Functions
1\. Operates existing diagnostic ultrasound equipment with skill and
confidence.\
- Performs Ultrasound examinations on inpatients and outpatients as
requested by medical staff members, within his/her degree of knowledge
and training.\
- Processes the films and scrutinizes them as to image quality prior to
presenting them to the radiologist for interpretation.\
- Assists radiologist when performing ultrasound guidance procedures.\
- Performs the following procedures by use of real time, obstetrical,
cardiac, abdomen, pelvic, vascular, intravaginal, small parts, and etc.
as requested.\
- Cleans work area and equipment daily, consistent with department and
infection control policies.\
- Reports malfunctioning equipment to department manager.\
- Obtains pertinent physical history on all patients/exams.\
- Demonstrates accurate and effective verbal and written communication
with all patients and department/hospital personnel.\
- File and maintain accurate records.\
- Ensures all exams/paperwork is completed in an orderly and timely
manner.\
- Maintain required CEU level as established for annual certification
status. 13. Helps maintain patient/hospital confidentiality.\
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\
Shall possess knowledge in sonography, with manipulative skills and
abilities to operate both transducer and ultrasound unit. Shall be
trainable in all modalities in ultrasound.
Physical Demands
May require constant standing. Requires frequent walking. Requires
frequent lifting of 10-20 lbs. Requires occasionally heavy lifting of 55
lbs., above 55 lbs. with assistance. Requires carrying of 25 lbs.
frequently and occasionally carrying 50lbs. Requires occasionally
pushing and pulling 100 lbs. Requires occasional twisting, kneeling,
bending, reaching, and overhead work. Requires occasional use of step
stool and stairs. Requires frequent grasping. Ability to use typewriter,
telephone, copier, and fax machine is required. Exposure to communicable
diseases and hazardous materials is required. Eyesight and hearing shall
be required to be corrected to normal range. Requires working under
stressful conditions and/or irregular hours. Eye-hand coordination and
finger and manual dexterity are required. Required to work with sharps,
magnetic fields, radiation, and body fluids.
Working Conditions
This is an assigned on-call position to be shared on a rotated basis.
This is for exams ordered after normal working hours. Response time is
one hour. On-call technologists will conform to hospital policies and
dress code.