Sonographer Assistant - Ultrasound

Overview:

Schedule:

Evenings and weekends

Job Description Summary:

Assists sonographers in performing ultrasound procedures by preparing patients, maintaining equipment, and documenting findings.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

Prepares patients for sonography procedures by explaining the process and positioning them correctly.

Assists sonographers in performing diagnostic procedures by preparing equipment and supplies.

Maintains patient records and ensures that they are accurate and up-to-date.

Cleans and maintains sonography equipment to ensure that it is in good working order.

Stocks and orders supplies as needed to ensure that the sonography department is fully equipped.

Provides excellent customer service to patients and their families by answering questions and addressing concerns.

Education Requirement:

Current student ofan accredited Diagnostic Sonography program, required.

Licensure Requirement:

(not specified)

Certifications:

CPR certification, required.

Skills:

Ability to learn new procedures,follow instructions, and establish professional rapport with patients, staff, and physicians.

Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Experience:

Three quarters experience as a student sonographer, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Biohazard waste, Chemicals/Medications, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Loud Noises

FREQUENTLY: Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Patient Equipment, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 61-100 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Sitting, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Machinery, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Squat/kneel

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

Talking, hearing, reading, perform manual tasks consistently 67-100%

Move, reposition patient and/or equipment of any weight/size

With assistance of another person or equipment consistently 67-100%

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

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