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Sonographer - Echo or Vascular - Part Time
$70k-86k (estimate)
Part Time | Hospital
2 Months Ago
Nebraska Methodist Health System is Hiring a Sonographer - Echo or Vascular - Part Time Near Omaha, NE
Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Job Summary:
Location: West Dodge Medical Plaza Address: 515 N 162nd Ave. Omaha, NE
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am - 4:30pm 24hrs/week
**No Holidays or Call
Coordinates and performs vascular procedures.
Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions
1. Coordinates and performs cardiac or vascular procedures according to the department policy and procedures approved by the Medical Director and pertinent governing body using digital imaging.
- Selects from work list 100% of the time or follows the correct down time guidelines for patient demographic information in order to pass the information to medical records.
- Works closely with Information Technology (IT) when the work list is not working. Information Technology (IT) feedback and notification of manual scanning of finalized results for medical records.
- Competency check list on each procedure by technical director.
2. Obtains accurate patient history, appropriate indications for the study and critical measurements for physician's interpretation.
- Feedback from physicians, peers, business office and medical records.
- Obtain signed consent for Medicare patients if test is not covered.
3. Acquires all images digitally and assigns the images to a physician for final interpretation.
- All studies sent and edited within 24 hours of procedure.
- Feedback from Medical Records for completion of orders and results in Cerner.
4. Educates the patient on procedure that is being performed BEFORE the procedure begins and checks for understanding from patient.
- Ask patients if education was given before exam by supervisor on a prn basis. Rounding for outcomes
- Ask patient if educational material was given to them by ordering physician's office
5. Log each patient on log sheet and bill appropriately in Cerner following the procedure.
- Feedback from Business office and Medical Records
6. Give critical lab results to the ordering department and instruct them to read back the results for clarification and understanding per department policy.
- Document on log sheet who the critical lab result was given to and that they were read back to the sonographer. Initial log sheet after results are read back
- Round for outcomes on positive results
7. Collaborates in maintaining proper inventory and works with Information Technology (IT) and Bio-Med when equipment or system goes down.
- Keeps manager informed of maintenance issues and IT system issues
- Feedback from Information Technology (IT) (PACS project manager)
- Feedback from Bio-Med on ultrasound and SAP equipment issues
8. Provides appropriate care specific to the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment is provided as outlined by the age specific criteria guidelines.
- Review age specific criteria annually.
Schedule:
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am - 4:30pm 24hrs/week
**No Holidays or Call
Job Description:
Job Requirements
Education
- Successful completion of an accredited vascular or echocardiogram technical program (2 year program) required.
Experience
- 2 years of clinical experience in field of vascular or echo and board registered preferred.
License/Certifications
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) registered or board eligible required.
- Registered Vascular Tech (RVT) or Registered Diagnostic Sonographer (RDCS) through ARDMS required within one year of employment required.
- Certification or registry in an accredited society within one year of employment to continue employment required.
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Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Ability to effectively communicate and interact with patients and family members as well as hospital personnel and coworkers.
- Ability to effectively organize work in order to perform several tasks at once.
Physical Requirements
Weight Demands
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
Physical Activity
- Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
- Climbing
- Carrying
- Crawling
- Keyboarding/typing
- Sitting
-
- Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
- Balancing
- Crouching
- Grasping
- Kneeling
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
-
- Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
- Distinguish colors
- Hearing
- Reaching
- Repetitive Motions
- Seeing/Visual
- Speaking/talking
- Standing
- Walking
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Job Hazards
- Not Related: - Other:
- Rare (1-33%):
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
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- Occasionally (34%-66%):
- Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)
- Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
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- Frequent (67%-100%):
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
- Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
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- Note: Safety Officer can assist with identification of job hazards
About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Part Time
INDUSTRY
Hospital
SALARY
$70k-86k (estimate)
POST DATE
03/22/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/10/2024
WEBSITE
bestcare.org
HEADQUARTERS
FREMONT, NE
SIZE
25 - 50
FOUNDED
2017
CEO
BRIAN CUNNINGHAM
REVENUE
$10M - $50M
INDUSTRY
Hospital
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About Nebraska Methodist Health System
Based on more than 120 years of caring, Methodist Hospital created Nebraska Methodist Health System in 1982. As the first health system in the region, Nebraska Methodist Health System set out to establish a level of caring and quality that is second to none. Our system includes: - 4 hospitals totaling more than 800 patient beds--one being the only womens hospital in the region specializing in high-risk ob/gyn. - Managing over 21 clinics in Nebraska and Iowa. - Employing more than 200 physicians representing over 25 specialties - Providing nursing and allied education through our college - Deli...vering supplies and laundry services to more than 650 regional heath care institutions operating in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and South Dakota. For more information, visit www.bestcare.org.
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