Staff - Ultrasound Technologist

Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Ultrasound Technologist Level I for a job in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

& Requirements

• Specialty: Ultrasound Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 20 hours per week
• Shift: flexible
• Employment Type: Staff

Sign on Bonus Eligible up to $5,000. 00 for external qualified candidates!

Part time

Second shift

Call (rare)

Major Responsibilities:

• Positioning of patients and proper selection of technical factors and equipment to obtain scans of optimal quality, making use of any necessary immobilization techniques

•     Ability to position, transfer and immobilize patients for procedures to ensure optimal quality exams are obtained.

•     Ability to operate portable ultrasound equipment when required to perform portable procedures as requested throughout the hospital.

•     Ability to assist physicians with various recommendations for obtaining optimal studies by suggesting selections for technical factors for procedures.

• Delivery of patient care and in accordance with department standards of continued quality improvement.

•     Prepares Ultrasound room by making sure all needed supplies and equipment are available.

•     Utilize appropriate phone etiquette.

•     Provide an environment conducive to privacy for all patients.

•     Maintain patient confidentiality according to the hospital policies.

•     Follows in-and-out patient identification policy.

•     Maintains a timely flow of patients in room assignments or work areas

•     Treat all patients and customers with respect and compassion.

•     Transports patient when indicated to meet customer needs.

• Documentation for department records (i. e. : inventories of supplies and patient statistics) to ensure adequate supplies and proper patient records

•     Maintains correct patient records as required. Assembles daily patient schedules and prepares patient folders to enable the department to properly preserve patient's records.

•     Prepares ultrasound rooms ensuring that necessary equipment and supplies are available before performing procedures.

•     Knows and operates Hospital Information Computer Systems as required.

• Responsible for securing pertinent history from the patient for each procedure, in order to provide the radiologist with adequate information before film interpretation

•     Maintains positive guest relations when dealing with patients, fellow employees or any personnel encountered during daily activities.

•     Obtains patient history to ensure that the radiologist will have pertinent information explaining why the diagnostic test is being performed

•     Works closely with the radiologist when requested to ensure an optimal outcome for each procedure performed

• Compliance with established Accrediting Organization and hospital safety standards to ensure patient and staff well being at all times

•     Maintains annual CPR certification to further ensure safety of patients in department

•     Ability to operate all equipment in a safe manner in accordance with hospital and department's policies and procedures on safety

•     Uses standard Precautions/protects self from bodily fluid exposure

•     Maintain hospital dept. disaster, fire, and evacuation policy

•     Promotes patient safety by reporting issues through established channels and participating as requested in safety initiatives

•     Attends mandatory in-services / meetings

• Responsible for keeping abreast of current ultrasound skills and new developments in the field of ultrasound

• Instruction and assistance as required by students or fellow technologists orientating in ultrasound

Education/Experience Required:

• ARDMS Registry eligible.

• ARDMS Registry to be successfully completed within first year of employment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Possess high degree of technical knowledge to perform more specialized U/S studies with minimal amount of assistance from Radiologist.

• Able to make diagnostic judgments when scanning and present them to the Radiologist for their interpretation.

• ARDMS Registry eligible. ARDMS Registry is to be successfully completed within first year of employment.

• CPR Certification

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to adjust to flexible hours at minimal notice as required

• Ability to work odd hours (late hours on-call)

• Ability to respond to emergency call back in minimal time.

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.

• Ability to constantly view small CRT screens during exam.

• Ability to perform lifting activities related to patients.

• Exposed to radiation.

• Ability to operate portable equipment.

• Ability to deal with extremely ill patients.

• Ability to communicate with patients.

• Ability to adjust to flexible work hours.

• Ability to weekends, holidays,, and emergency call-back.

• Ability to participate on-call program and available to department needs with minimal notice.

• Ability to do light, medium or heavy lifting. LIGHT: Lifting up to 20-50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently. MEDIUM: Lifting up to 20-50 pounds occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly. HEAVY. Lifting 50 to 100 pounds occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds constantly.

• Ability to make independent professional decisions using good judgment skills.

• Ability to practice high quality patient care and technical competence. -Ability to function with minimal assistance in performing job activities.

• Ability to demonstrate oral and written communication skills.

• May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, such as film processing chemicals.

Ability to attend out-of-town site visits to view equipment.

• This position will need to recognize needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, i. e. , understand child growth and development; normal patterns of adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging, prior experience with various age groups is preferred.

• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Abil.