Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Contractor

Description

Summary:

Responsibilities:

Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infections disease, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures.

Assume responsibility for the safety of the patient during the sonographic examination

Review patient medical history and supporting clinical information.

Evaluate any contraindications, insufficient patient preparation, and the patient�s inability or unwillingness to tolerate the examination and associated procedures. Identify and document any limitations to the sonography examination.

Use proper patient positioning tools, devices, equipment adjustment, and ergonomically correct scanning techniques to ensure patient comfort and safety, and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer

Review examination images, synthesize examination results, and prepare the preliminary findings.

Provide preliminary report of sonography examinations for use by the interpreting physician.

Assist with the daily operation of the sonography department.

Operate FUJI (PACS) and Cerner Millennium.

Assist with the education and training of sonography students and physician residents.

Obtain additional credentialing as required by regulatory agencies.

Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Values.

Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

Performs other duties as required.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Some occupational risk

Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1381

Department: Ultrasound

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $16.50 - $24.18 Hourly