STUDENT SONOGRAPHER (PART TIME, DAY SHIFT)
Company: Prisma Health
Location: Seneca
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Job
Summary Provides diagnostic patient care services using diagnostic
medical sonography. Essential Functions
- All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant
with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion.
Be the difference.
- Identifies patients by using two patient demographic
identifiers. Reviews written orders for procedure to be performed.
Acquires requisition and checks for appropriate clinical
information, date, and verifies correct account number. Checks for
requisition procedural contraindications. Performs ultrasound
procedures using independent judgment during the sonographic exam
to accurately differentiate between normal and pathological
findings. Analyses sonograms, synthesizing sonographic information
and medical history, and communicates findings to the appropriate
physician. Imaging quality is acceptable by quality control
standard to include all protocol requirements.
- Explains procedure to patient and introduces self and
identifies department. Greets patients professionally. Guides
patients to appropriate areas. Ensures patients are in correct area
for their procedure. Informs patients and their family members of
all delays (including estimated wait time). Maintains patient and
their family's comfort as best as possible (warm blankets, extra
pillows, etc.) Arranges for interdepartmental transportation
service, using correct area ID's. Transporting patients if
necessary; especially patients to and from the radiology
observation area.
- Obtains appropriate supplies and prepares room for patient.
Maintains a sanitary and organized environment. Stocks work area
with linens/supplies as needed, reporting voids. Disposes of used
supplies, soiled linen, trash and bio-hazardous materials according
to hospital policy. Maintains proper disinfectant of the
endovaginally transducers complying with safety standards for cidex
in the department. Patient flow is controlled for most efficient
use of equipment.
- Complies with departmental downtime protocols. Maintain
accurate records pertaining to exam performed on daily log. Charges
procedure and supplies when exam is completed. Adds surgical
charges when appropriate. Assists in maintaining an empty list of
outstanding charges, investigates and / or reports, and explains
reason for charges listed as outstanding. Assists in completing
debit / credit forms. Help troubleshoot improper charges and assist
in getting them added in a timely manner. Assist in getting
ultrasound cases read when a dictation is not found.
- Participates in daily flow of patients going through the
ultrasound department using patient board in work area. Resolves
scheduling conflicts with other healthcare departments. Seeks to
promote intra, inter, and external communications.Maintains ethical
standards of relationships and communications. Assures the
relieving shift has received hand off communication about the
patients prior to staff leaving the work area. Communicates
information and follows through on instructions received from the
radiologist, radiology physician assistant and / or fellow
sonographer(s). Delivers specimens to the lab as necessary in the
proper location, checking specimens and labels are according to
Prisma Health policy. Communicates with physician/healthcare worker
regarding patient procedures. Assesses communication ability of
patient and take appropriate measures to ensure patient/family
understanding of procedure to be performed. Arranges for
translation skills utilization as appropriate.
- Operates the PAC's system appropriately and verify studies
before sending to archive. Checking at the end of the day for any
unverified exams.Assures that all appropriate consents are signed
(scanned into PACS for outpatient procedures, placed in charts for
inpatients). Perform a time out for ultrasound guided procedures
filling out form appropriately and scanned into PACS. Print
outpatient schedule for the next business day to work up
outpatients ahead of arrival (looking up histories and checking for
duplicate MRN's). Checks schedule for added patients after
re-opening for outpatients. Seeks dialog with central scheduling as
necessary to insure understanding of listed patient
procedures.Gathers appropriate information to schedule ultrasound
guided interventional procedures as necessary, correlating with
necessary personnel. 5%
- Recognizes and responds to emergency situations. Monitors
conditions in the department that may hinder or compromise patient
care. Notifies appropriate persons in regard to unsafe conditions
(electrical, fire, chemical, equipment). Aware of unauthorized
persons in the ultrasound department. Such persons are to be
challenged as to their identity and purpose for being in the
department. This applies to all unknown persons irrespective of
uniform dress or official Prisma Health identification badges.
- Familiarizes self with, and compliantly incorporates, all HIPPA
mandates of the Department of Radiology and of Prisma Health.
Follows guidelines in regard to e-mail, voice mail, and Internet
communications. Checks e-mail regularly to facilitate
communication.Proficient in the use of telephone equipment with a
professional manner and proper phone etiquette. Maintains pleasant,
helpful attitude during all phone communications. Maintains, knows
and understands computers, printers and fax machine. Maintains
paper and cartridges and calls help desk. Faxes reports.Reports
equipment problems to appropriate personnel and records
confirmation numbers in appropriate logbook. Keeps passwords
current.
- Performs other duties as assigned. Supervisory/Management
Responsibilities
- This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor,
manager, director or executive. Minimum Requirements
- Education - Enrollment in or completion of accredited
Sonography program (in applicable discipline of Ultrasound, Echo,
Cardiovascular, or Vascular Sonography)
- Experience - No experience required. In Lieu Of
- NA Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
- Applicable certification of ARDMS, RVT, or RCS within one (1)
year Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledgeable about equipment that is required for each
exam
- Proficient with all equipment in the department.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
- Basic computer skills
- Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)
- Data entry
- Mathematical skills
- EMR
- ARRT in Radiology preferred
- PACS experience preferred Work Shift Day (United States of
America) Location Oconee Medical Campus Facility 1064 Oconee
Memorial Hospital Department 10647122 Ultrasound Share your talent
with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the
benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of
healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at
Prisma Health.
Keywords: Prisma Health, Greenville , STUDENT SONOGRAPHER (PART TIME, DAY SHIFT), Healthcare , Seneca, South Carolina
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