Ultrasound Technologist Perinatal
Location: Miamitown
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
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Right Here. Job Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 32 Job Summary:
Provides specialized perinatal care in the Maternal Fetal Center
and performs all levels of OB/GYN ultrasound and antenatal testing
in an inpatient/outpatient setting. Demonstrate respect, dignity,
kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families,
visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background. Job
Description: - Performs ultrasound examination per defined
protocol. Assists the patient throughout the examination,
explaining testing process and ensuring patient comfort. - All
associates shall follow the applicable safety steps required to
perform their duties to ensure safety for themselves and their
patients, and be in compliance with Medical Center, state, and
federal safety standards. - Examples of such steps include:
performing proper safety procedures and precautions; reporting
safety concerns and incidents; using correct lifting techniques and
disposing of sharps and infectious waste properly. - Obtains and
records all patient data as required by the medical center, state,
JCAHO or other agencies. - Complies with all requirements of the
Center’s AIUM accreditation. - Must be proficient in all aspects of
ordered US procedure. This Center provides diagnostic images for
interpretation by Maternal Fetal Physicians. Ensure proper charging
of all procedures, coding, and modifiers are correct. - Completed
examinations are processed on the US machine, imaging software and
the image archiving system for interpretation. - Must assist the
physicians with invasive procedure. Preps, monitors, and assists
the physician with invasive procedures. - Works closely with
physicians, genetic counselor, and other nursing staff to promote
good working relationships and quality patient care. - Complies
with house-wide BSI precautions and follows recommendations for
cleaning transducers. Able to utilize Trophon per procedure. -
Operates all equipment in an effective, safe and efficient manner.
Performs routine maintenance of all department equipment. -
Performs other duties as assigned. Education, Credentials,
Licenses: - Associate Degree OR ultrasound certification from AMA
approved school of Radiologic or Ultrasound Technology
Certification through a Radiology Tech program from an accredited
hospital. - Must be certified by the American Registry for
Diagnostic Medical Sonography ARDMS in OB/GYN. - Credentials are
expected to be kept in force for their respective areas of training
and all related annual CMEs completed timely. Specialized
Knowledge: - Will have extensive knowledge of anatomy and
physiology, ultrasound physics, and ultrasound equipment. - Use of
intravaginal scanning, Doppler Flow scanning, M-mode scanning
ability. - Will be familiar with all B-Mode, Real Time, Color Flow
Applications, 2D and 3D. - Nuchal Translucency Certification
preferred but required within two years of hire date. - Nasal Bone
Certification preferred but required within two years of hire date.
- Specialty certification in one other area of OB imaging. Kind and
Length of Experience: - Adequate clinical experience from an
approved program - Perinatal sonographer is directly responsible
for results acquired for interpretation by a physician. The skills
must not only be exceptional but the Maternal Fetal Specialist must
also approve them in order to work independently of other
technologists or physicians. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Right Career.
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