What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ultrasound Technologist position at Stanford Health Care?
Stanford Health Care seeks an Ultrasound Technologist in Menlo Park, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Ultrasound Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: Ongoing
- Shift: Rotating
- Employment Type: Staff
Conducts sonographic procedures on assigned patients under the direct supervision of a physician. Ensures equipment is functional and maintains records and reports on equipment, procedures performed, and billing.
Responsibilities
- Documents observations made during procedures for final interpretation by physicians or other qualified medical professionals.
- Maintains ultrasound equipment and accessories, reporting problems to supervisors.
- Explains examination processes to patients and instructs and assists them throughout procedures.
- Operates diagnostic ultrasound equipment, observing sound wave patterns produced, producing and processing diagnostic images, and presenting completed sonograms to physicians.
- Participates in maintaining records for research cases and evaluates new equipment for potential use in departments.
- Performs various sonographic procedures using ultrasonic high-frequency sound waves to detect abnormalities, including masses, abscesses, and stones.
- Performs infection prevention techniques, proper probe handling, and cleaning according to procedures.
- Reviews patient medical history, reloads prior exams for comparison, and utilizes ancillary equipment appropriately.
Qualifications
- Able to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
- Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing.
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with diverse groups within and outside the organization.
- Interprets physician instructions and patient medical and clinical records to determine type of ultrasonic procedure/test to be performed.
- Ability to perform general abdominal, small parts, OB-GYN, and limited vascular sonography on varied patient populations.
Licenses and Certifications
- ARDMS - Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography
