Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
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Job Description
Title: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Fulltime)
About:
Our client is a newly founded teambased physicianled comprehensive health and wellness clinic in beautiful Northeast Wyoming.
Company Mission and Philosophy:
Our client is owned by physicians who have teamed together to help end discrepancies they have seen for decades in the healthcare space. Their mission is to help patients truly live better healthier lives by providing comprehensive care through a variety of specialists and support services. The Clinic has an integrated regenerative & longevity philosophy that functions handinhand with treatment planning preventive care and team collaboration on patient cases. They believe that patients are more than their diagnoses and deserve access to the best education and resources available. To ensure this mission is met the clinic focuses on integrating highly effective technology encouraging collaboration among the team and taking lower patient volumes to allow patients more time with staff.
Job Summary:
A Diagnostic Medical Sonographer is a credentialed medical professional with academic and clinical experience to provide diagnostic patient care services using ultrasound and related diagnostic procedures. The scope of practice includes those procedures acts and processes permitted by law for which the individual has received education and clinical experience and completed ARDMS or ARRT (US) registration which is the standard of practice in Ultrasound.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
Prepares for examinations by checking equipment taking inventory of supplies replenishing stock as needed reviewing physician orders and patient schedules readying recording equipment and inputting patient information.
Programming and adjusting the scanner for the specific procedure and ensuring the transducer captures images from every angle or section as needed.
Uses cognitive sonographic skills to identify record and adapt procedures as appropriate to anatomical pathological diagnostic information and images.
Uses independent judgment during the sonographic exam to accurately differentiate between normal and pathologic findings.
Assumes responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all patients in the sonographic area/department.
Explain the ultrasound procedure to patients answering their questions and providing support.
Decide which still images or sonograms to capture and present to the physician for diagnostic purposes.
Keeps jobrelated knowledge up to date by taking advantage of educational opportunities networking reading professional publications and participating in professional organizations.
Ensuring patients are comfortable by answering any questions they have about the tests.
Uses the electronic health records system with accuracy and enters patient charges as required.
Performs IV insertion for IV contrast studies
Checking prior authorizations and scheduling patients
Other duties as assigned.
Education/Certifications/Licenses
Associates Degree in Applied Science
RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer) certification or equivalency.
BLS certification from American Heart Association
Experience
3 years of Sonographer Experience
RVT(Registered Vascular Technologist) credentials willing to train if needed
Required Skills/Abilities
Adhere to all applicable federal state and local laws and regulations; the standard of care in the community applicable to employees; relevant licensure/certification accreditation and ethical standards; thirdparty payer requirements; and clinics bylaws rules and policies including but not limited to clinics employment policies
Physical sensory and cognitive abilities sufficient to perform essential functions.
Good interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to effectively operate sonographic equipment
Ability to use independent judgment to acquire the optimum diagnostic sonographic information in each examination performed.
Knowledge of safety and infection control protocols.
The Clinic is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information. The Clinic is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities.
Employment Type
Full Time
