What are the responsibilities and job description for the Local Contract Ultrasound Technologist - $48-52 per hour position at 22nd Century Healthcare?
22nd Century Healthcare is seeking a local contract Ultrasound Technologist for a local contract job in North Chicago, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty : Ultrasound Technologist
- Discipline : Allied Health Professional
- Duration : 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift : 8 hours, days
- Employment Type : Local Contract
- Work cooperatively with Radiologic Technologists, Physicians, Physician Assistants, Residents, Advanced Practice Nurses (APN), Nurse Practitioners (NP), Registered Nurses (RN), and Physician Assistants (PA), and a variety of allied health professionals to deliver comprehensive health care services to inpatient and outpatients.
- Function as a full team member of the interdisciplinary service team at the centre.
- The Radiology Department utilizes 100% digital imaging and storage system (PACS Environment).
- Perform a broad range of high quality, diagnostic ultrasound scans for patients including pediatric, adult and adult geriatric. Examinations to be performed include but are not limited to : General Ultrasound examinations such as thyroid, abdomen, pelvis, retroperitoneal, scrotum, testicular, transvaginal, and first trimester foetal; breast US examinations; vascular Doppler imaging including ankle-brachial indices and other examinations utilizing Photo-Plethysmorgraphy (PPG); and doppler ultrasound examinations of the carotid arteries, upper and lower extremity vasculature, and abdominal vasculature.
- Process images for interpretation. Begin and complete exams in Oracle / Cerner Electronic Health Record (EHR) applications as necessary. Scans necessary documentation, edits, and completes exams in PACS. Ensure the after-hours radiologist service has received adequate and pertinent ultrasound images to provide a diagnostic interpretation prior to departure, if necessary.
- Maintain records according to the protocol of patients examined, studies performed, views taken, and technical factors used.
- Maintain equipment and reporting any equipment malfunctions to the Ultrasound Supervisor.
- Recognize emergency situations relative to the ultrasound environment and exercise initiative in resolving. Use good judgment in carrying out emergency measures and procedures for obtaining medical assistance.
- Be alert to the needs of the patient and detect any changes in conditions and / or emergencies that may arise.
- Describe imaging procedures to patients to encourage their cooperation and lower their anxieties relative to examinations performed. Required Documents
- ARRT or ARDMS
- BLS / CPR Certificate
About 22nd Century Healthcare
22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000 employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for 25 years.
Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to on boarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, have enabled us to successfully deliver more than $40M of healthcare staffing services with over 600,000 hours of medical staffing in the last five years.
Salary : $48 - $52
