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Ultrasound Technologist, Shattuck Radiology-Part Time-$15K sign-on bonus and new higher rates for 2024

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Boston Medical Center (BMC)

2mo ago

  • Job
    Part-time
    Entry Level
  • Healthcare
  • Boston
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AI generated summary

  • You need an associate's degree or certificate in diagnostic medical sonography, ARDMS certification, and previous related clinical experience. Excellent communication and technical skills are a must.
  • You will perform a wide variety of ultrasound exams, assist in invasive procedures, prepare exam rooms, ensure patient comfort and safety, maintain equipment, provide patient-focused care, follow hospital policies and procedures, and handle administrative tasks as needed.

Requirements

  • Associate's degree (or equivalent from two-year college) or certificate program in diagnostic medical sonography.
  • Certificates, licenses, registrations required:
  • American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) (OB or AB or RVT)
  • Accreditation must be attained prior to hire except for OB/GYN (one year to obtain accreditation)
  • Experience:
  • Experience in related clinical area is preferred.
  • Knowledge and skills:
  • Work requires knowledge of principles and procedures of Ultrasound and the operation and maintenance of Ultrasound equipment.
  • Work requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to interact effectively with patients, coworkers, students and physicians.

Responsibilities

  • Performs a wide variety of exams as required and necessary for proper departmental workflow. Assists physicians during sterile invasive procedures, i.e. biopsies, aspirations, thoracenteses, intraoperative etc. Satisfies operational requirements to include covering the department as determined necessary through either the Manager or Lead technologist.
  • Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infection control, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures.
  • Completes exams in a timely fashion while providing quality scans for Radiology and outside departments.
  • Prepares patient for exams as required and insures patient comfort and modesty at all times.
  • Assumes responsibility for the safety of the patient during the sonographic exam.
  • Follows all departmental established and appropriate policies and procedures as required.
  • Sets up equipment as necessary and uses proper patient positioning and technique to ensure patient comfort and safety,
  • and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer..
  • Performs duties as required in all areas of the department to include all campuses and either within Ultrasound or outside when appropriate for the hospital mission as determined by either the Manager or Lead technologist.
  • Work schedules as required through regularly scheduled hours or overtime as required for department needs.
  • Performs appropriate studies as determined through policy and procedure. Follows requisition in terms of providing proper study for patients. Ensures that exams requested match patient condition and/or history and calls or asks proper persons for more information as necessary to perform the proper study. Identify and document any limitations to the sonographic exam.
  • Works through radiologist requirements to provide appropriate views and films and provides additional views and variations of techniques as required by Radiologist, Manager or Lead technologist.
  • Provides service and care to patients of all ages.
  • Maintains equipment through interaction with both management and department service vendors to maximize equipment up time, patient care, and minimize dollar impact to the hospital. Keep exam rooms clean, tidy and ready for use.
  • Follow all high level disinfection policies and procedures.
  • Performs patient focused customer service and ensures the following standards are met appropriately and achieved.
  • Communicate with the patient in a manner appropriate to the patient’s ability to understand.
  • Handles telephone calls and requests for services over the telephone and through other means both professionally and appropriately.
  • Treats patients and fellow staff with dignity and respect and reports any/all problems to manager.
  • Accommodates patient needs and staffing needs and requirements through flexibility in scheduling and timeliness of studies.
  • Understands the requirements of the department by providing services to patients not only in performing of studies but also in providing any/all information on reports as necessary and appropriate.
  • Keeps discussions around patients to a minimum and ensures that patients are not subjected to departmental conversations and any inappropriate behavior.
  • Monitors patient conditions and if/when conditions are determined assistance may be required of an employee to take actions to facilitate the best course of action to include: nursing involvement, other assistance, further monitoring and/or other patient focused solutions.
  • Competently and efficiently operate all electronic systems, such as PACS, RIS, Epic and others as required by the department and hospital.
  • Ensures that all required documentation is properly performed to include but not limited to any/all of the following: proper filling out of requisitions, proper procedures completion related to all procedures performed, and proper recording of any required hospital/department and or insurance of managed care requirements for proper recording and or billing of Radiology procedures.
  • Utilizes hospital's Values as the basis for decision-making and to facilitate the division's hospital mission.
  • Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.
  • Must adhere to all of BMC’s RESPECT behavioral standards.

FAQs

What are the primary duties of an Ultrasound Technologist at Shattuck Radiology?

The primary duties of an Ultrasound Technologist at Shattuck Radiology are to generate diagnostic sonographic images for the radiologists and to implement policy and procedures as necessary.

Who does the Ultrasound Technologist report to at Shattuck Radiology?

The Ultrasound Technologist reports to the Ultrasound Manager and Lead Ultrasound Technologist at Shattuck Radiology.

What skills and qualifications are required to be an Ultrasound Technologist at Shattuck Radiology?

Candidates for the Ultrasound Technologist position at Shattuck Radiology should possess excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Applicants must also be board certified in ultrasound technology.

What is the work schedule and compensation for the Ultrasound Technologist position at Shattuck Radiology?

The Ultrasound Technologist position at Shattuck Radiology is part-time, and the position offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus, as well as new higher rates for 2024. The specific work schedule will be determined by the Ultrasound Manager and Lead Ultrasound Technologist.

How can an Ultrasound Technologist at Shattuck Radiology contribute to the department's mission?

An Ultrasound Technologist at Shattuck Radiology can contribute to the department's mission by providing skill and initiative through interactions with staff, manager, and others as necessary, and by generating high-quality diagnostic sonographic images for the radiologists. The technologist should also implement policy and procedures as determined necessary.

Boston Medical Center (BMC)

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Mission & Purpose

Boston Medical Center models a new kind of excellence in healthcare, where innovative and equitable care empowers all patients to thrive. We combine world-class clinicians and cutting-edge treatments with compassionate, quality care that extends beyond our walls. Together, we're reimagining healthcare for Boston - and the world. As an award-winning health equity leader, our diverse clinicians and staff interrogate racial disparities in care and partner with our community to dismantle systemic inequities. This commitment to equity is the basis of all our work, particularly as 70 percent of our patients are people of color. In addition, nearly 30 percent of our patients speak a primary language other than English, and so we offer all our care and services in over 160 languages, including Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, and more. As an academic medical center, BMC is building the future of health care. Our world-renowned researchers currently oversee over 660 research projects in a wide variety of areas, and as the principal teaching affiliate of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, BMC is devoted to training future generations of health care professionals. BMC's clinical expertise, commitment to equity, quality, and sustainability efforts have been consistently recognized by organizations across the country, including the federal government, American Nurses Credentialing Center (Magnet designation), U.S. News, Leapfrog, Human Rights Campaign, the Lown Institute, Becker’s Healthcare, and more.

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  • Move Mountains

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  • Many Faces Create Our Greatness

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