Immediately Required - Ultrasound Specialist

Job Title: Ultrasound Specialist
Location: Austin TX 78717
Job Type: 3 Months Contract

Schedule Notes: Day shift

Duties:

• Performance of exceptional quality routine and specialized Ultrasound procedures at the request licensed independent practitioner for interpretation by radiologists.
• The Specialist integrates scientific knowledge; technical skills, patient interaction and compassionate care resulting in diagnostic information, and recognizes patient conditions essential for successful completion of the procedure.
• The Specialist must demonstrate a detailed understanding of human anatomy, physiology, pathology and medical terminology.

• Checks room daily for adequate stock necessary to facilitate continuous exam flow. Maintains appropriate inventory as indicated by posted par levels and updates supply lists when items are needed.
• Confirms patient identity with approved identifiers.
• Demonstrating age appropriate care with all patients, appropriately prepares patients for procedures.
• Verifies patient’s pregnancy and informed consent statuses.
• Assesses factors that may contraindicate the procedure; such as, medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts.
• Based on order, and depending on location, determines type and dose of contrast agent to be administered based on patient’s age, weight and medical/physical status.
• Anticipates and responds to patients needs throughout the entire encounter.

• Pediatric US / Pediatric ultrasound experience preferred

Skills:

• Broad knowledge of ultrasound physics and procedures; understanding of ultrasound principles that are developmentally appropriate for ages 0 – adulthood.
• Operation of all required equipment including troubleshooting when necessary of the equipment, including automated processors, copying/digitizing film equipment, R.I.S., and PACS.
• Basic life support and medical terminology understanding is required.
• Ssuccessful demonstration of the professional fundamental competencies.
• Additional requirements: 1) Must be articulate, courteous and supportive in dealing with patients, parents, nursing, faculty, administrative and departmental personnel so that excellent customer service and positive guest relations are achieved. 2) must honor confidentiality 3) must independently scan patients by following the established protocols 4) must demonstrate excellent verbal and written skills 5) must utilize basic office equipment; such as fax 6) Preferable if able to demonstrate bilingual skills.

Education:

• Required- Graduate of a formal diagnostic Radiology program

• Required- BLS American Heart Association

• Required - RVT - Cert-Registered Vascular TECH American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Required within 18 months of entry into the role

Must also have one of these certifications:
RDMS-AB - RDMS in Abdomen American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

OR
RDMS-OB - Reg Diag Med Sonographer OBGYN American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
OR
RDMS-PS - RDMS in Pedi Sonography American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
OR
S-ARRT - ARRT RegTech Sonography American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)