What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ultrasound Tech position at Medix?
Schedule: flexible based on your needs (4 10's, etc)
Job Summary and Qualifications
Seeking an Ultrasound Technician who provides specialized expertise to ensure all patients receive high quality, efficient care.
What you will do in this role:
- Applies fetal ultrasound principles in the evaluation of fetal anomalies
- Applies gynecological ultrasound principles in the evaluation of patient
- Adapts to various ultrasound machines while maintaining high standards of sonography
- Identifies fetal anomalies, such as CNS, maxillofacial, cardiothoracic, abdomen, abdomen wall, genitourinary, extremity placental, umbilical cord growth disturbance
- Performs ultrasounds on maternal uterus, cervix and ovaries
- Performs complicated twin and triplet scans in conjunction with in-office multiple gestation service
- Identifies gynecological anomalies such as fibroids, thickened endometrium and polyps
- Makes preliminary, equivocal diagnosis of gynecological and fetal disorders in the organ systems mentioned in above
- Operates General Electric, Accuson, Medison, and ATL ultrasound machines with proficiency.
- Continues to expand knowledge of latest technology
- Maintains ultrasound logging records including past medical history, past surgical history, past obstetric history, and past genetic history.
- Prepares patients for procedures including and not limited to Level I &II ultrasounds, amniocentesis, lung maturity amniocentesis, PUBS, amino reduction, external cephalic version, and GYN ultrasound
- Maintains professional relationship with other staff members, other obstetric offices and hospital personnel
- Exercises independent judgement when interpreting Biophysical Profiles designed to assess fetal well-being
- Alerts physicians of potentially dangerous conditions. Diagnoses fetal weight disturbances based on fetal biometry
- Diagnoses multiple fetal anomalies and reports and demonstrates them to physician
- Other duties as assigned
What Qualifications you will need:
- Associates degree in Ultrasound required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- RDMS required
- RDMS - OB/GYN preferred