Sonographer - General (Days)

Hourly: $40.00 based on experience

Shift Type : Days

Shift Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hours/Day: 8

Weekend Requirements: Based on case load- will constitute as overtime if needed

On Call Requirements: Yes - discussed at interview

ROLE: Provide mobile ultrasound service. Majority of work activity performed in various nursing homes, home cares facilities, prisons and processing sites throughout regions serviced by Diagnostic Laboratories traveling in an automobile to the location.

Core responsibilities

• Dispatch and travel: Log in for self-dispatching or call dispatch to get your starting caseload. You must arrive at your first case at the start of your shift, or have left home 30 minutes earlier. You check voicemail and dispatch about every 30 minutes, answer urgent communications within 15 minutes, and carry the company phone at all times.
• Performing exams: You bring portable ultrasound equipment into facilities, get clinically diagnostic images, process them, and send them digitally to a radiologist for interpretation.
• Order and patient verification: Before scanning, check that the physician's order in the chart matches the exam on the requisition. If it doesn't, or there is no order, the exam can't proceed until it is documented. Confirm the patient with two identifiers, such as name and date of birth, and never with yes/no questions. If the patient can't identify themselves, the nurse in charge must do it and be documented.
• Patient handling: Facility staff handle transfers, positioning and physical assistance. Technologists don't.
• Admin and equipment: Submit exam paperwork and billing daily, maintain your vehicle and equipment, and report any equipment malfunction to your supervisor immediately. You are responsible for any tickets (parking, speeding) on company, leased or rented vehicles. You may also be asked to train other technologists and attend meetings.

Requirements and conduct

• Health and screening: Medical physical and TB screening at hire and every year, plus annual infection-control training. Results go to HR within two weeks of your annual exam date. You must also pass a drug screening and background check.
• Conduct: Follow the uniform and dress code, wear the company name tag, and keep to the Code of Conduct. Alcohol, illegal substances and weapons are prohibited. You must report any changes to your criminal background.
• Skills: Self-motivated and able to work independently with little supervision, with good organization and strong communication. You need basic smartphone and computer skills (printing, scanning, emailing documents) and knowledge of the regional geography and travel routes.
• The description says it covers only part of the role, and other duties may be assigned.

Benefits

• Health coverage: Medical/Rx, dental and vision.
• Spending accounts: Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
• Insurance: Basic life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D, voluntary disability, and voluntary universal life with a chronic condition rider.
• Other: Employee Assistance Program, additional voluntary benefits, and same-day pay advances (discussed at interview).

Submission Requirements

• Applicants must be registered with ARDMS or CCI for vascular ultrasound. [REQUIRED]
• General and Vascular modalities required, ECHO is a plus [REQUIRED]
• Graduate from an accredited diagnostic ultrasound technology program. [REQUIRED]
• Maintain required certification and registries, health requirements, and operational requirements.
• Sonographer must always maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to produce the license on demand. It is the responsibility of the technologists to provide a copy of such license(s) and/or certificate(s). All associates are subject to periodic driver’s license checks. [REQUIRED]
• Vaccination against COVID-19 is a requirement for all individuals. Alternatively, those seeking an exemption must submit proper documentation supporting their request. [REQUIRED]

Pay: From $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you registered with ARDMS or CCI for vascular ultrasound?
• Do have experience in General and Vascular modalities?
• Do you have a valid drivers License?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40