What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ultrasound Team Leader position at BHS Baptist Healthcare System?
Summary Ultrasound Team Leader 1.0, FTE., 40 hrs. I First Shift BHCOR-Radiology Diagnostic I Corbin, KY The Ultrasound department, also known as Sonography, specializes in imaging that uses high-frequency sound waves to create real-time images of the body’s internal structures. Obstetric Ultrasound: Monitoring fetal development during pregnancy. Abdominal Ultrasound: Evaluating organs like the liver, kidneys, gallbladder, and pancreas. Cardiac Ultrasound (Echocardiography): Assessing heart function and detecting abnormalities. Vascular Ultrasound: Checking for blood clots, blockages, or circulation issues in veins and arteries. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Evaluating soft tissue injuries, joint abnormalities, and fluid collections. With limited supervision, provides health care services and departmental efficiency in the Ultrasound department using sonic energy to assist with diagnosis or treatment. Performs ultrasound related procedures, computer processing and related techniques, producing images for interpretation by Radiologist or a licensed independent practitioner. Supports imaging leadership with ongoing coaching/education of ultrasound technologists, assists with internal quality programs, and collaborates to recruit and retain talent. Exercises professional judgment in performance of service and maintains a demeanor complimentary to medical ethics. Recognizes various patient conditions in order to provide appropriate patient care to ensure successful completion of the exam or procedure. Job Description: Ultrasound Team Leader Responsibility: Image Quality Assurance Essential Duties: Produces high-quality diagnostic images. Documents image release and confirms images are archived in PACS. Sends images to tele-radiology when required. Participates in image peer review. Assists with ACR accreditation and equipment/software evaluation. Responsibility: Quality Control in the Work Area Essential Duties: Orders and restocks supplies. Reports equipment issues and safety concerns. Coordinates equipment maintenance with vendors and Lead. Supports EHR updates and workflow improvements. Manages resources, inventory, and budget-related needs. Maintains current knowledge of regulatory standards. Responsibility: Executes Patient Care Duties Essential Duties: Verifies orders, patient identity, and history. Documents incidents and time-out procedures. Follows exam protocols and provides preliminary interpretations as allowed. Coordinates exams with nursing and transport. Monitors patients throughout exams and assists providers as needed. Responsibility: Safety / Policy and Procedures Essential Duties: Follows dress code and uses required safety equipment. Attends mandatory safety and training programs. Adheres to safety, infection control, and regulatory guidelines. Participates in fire drills and emergency preparedness activities. Requirements Registered Nurse: Current Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (KBMIRT) License Current License with the American Registry Radiologic Technology (ARRT) Registry Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association within 6 months Benefits: Full-Time 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) - 40 weekly hours (1.0 FTE) Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance Life Insurance Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance Identity Theft Protection Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire Bereavement Leave (includes pets) PTO Sell Back Program Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation) Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. 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