Job Description

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JOB TITLE: Ultrasound Tech (997)

Location: Slidell, LA

Job Type: Contract, 13 Weeks

Salary: Highly competitive Pay and Benefits

Our Values :

"We seek to hire individuals who embody our Core Values, and every decision we make, large or small, is guided by our genuine care for our valued client partners, our amazing caregivers, and for the patients who count on us all. The organizational culture we have created supports our ability to recruit, motivate, and empower our people at all levels to realize their full potential, deliver the best possible patient care, and provide world-class customer service."

Benefits include:

• Above average pay rate
• Completion bonuses
• Referral bonuses
• Housing allowance with various options
• Weekly Payroll Direct Deposit
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Life Insurance
• Mentorship Programs
• Licensure reimbursement
• Relocation reimbursement
• Professional Liability Insurance and Worker's Compensation
• 24/7/365 on-call live support.

Impact Talent Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer that encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description summarizes the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. The company reserves the right to change the contents at its discretion.

Education

Required - Completion of a CAHEA-approved formal training program

Work Experience

Required - Minimum of 2 years experience and Acute Care Imaging to include NICU/Vascular/OB

Certifications

Required - Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) or registry eligible.

Advanced certification in area(s) of specialty according to facility need.

Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process
• Knowledge of the anatomy of the liver, gallbladder, aorta, spleen, kidneys, bile ducts, and pancreas and the ability to perform abdominal ultrasound and the pathology of these organs to provide radiologists with a preliminary diagnosis.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule (e.g., 24/7, weekend, holiday, on-call availability).

Job Duties

• Verifies physician orders and procedures to ensure accuracy.
• Uses radiology information systems to facilitate care.
• Explain the procedure to the patient to ensure understanding.
• Independently operates equipment to complete imaging procedures according to protocol (including assisting radiologists in guided procedures in a variety of settings).
• Review patient images prior to transmission to ensure images meet diagnostic quality standards.
• Completes timely quality control procedures in accordance with regulatory standards and performs notification/remediation as warranted.
• Assists in the facilitation of departmental operations (inventory, staff schedules, equipment maintenance, etc.).
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Performs other related duties as required.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description may be amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct, patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid, and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area, in an area where patients enter, directly with patients, and/or with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. There may be an occupational risk of exposure to communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works in a healthcare setting, there may be an occupational risk of exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste in the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning, and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Contract work, Work experience placement, Local area, Immediate start, Relocation, Flexible hours, Weekend work,

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