Location: Des Moines, IA
Shift: Day: 07:30 - 19:30, 3x12hrs, 13 Weeks contract
Work every other holiday
Start date: ASAP
Job Description:
Independently performs ultrasound procedures under the direction of a Radiologist and/or manager in a highly technical and professional manner. Provides care to neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Key responsibilities include:
- Duties and Responsibilities:
- Explaining the ultrasound procedure to patients, answering their questions, and providing support.
- Spreading the ultrasound gel on the surface of patients' bodies over the internal area to be imaged.
- Programming and adjusting the scanner for the specific procedure and ensuring the transducer captures images from every angle or section as needed.
- Deciding which still images, or sonograms, to capture and present to the Physician for diagnostic purposes.
- Evaluating the images for quality and interpreting the images to assist the Physicians in diagnosing and treating diseases.
- Presenting the images and your preliminary findings to the Physicians.
- Maintaining patients' records and medical notes on the ultrasound procedure they have undergone.
- Maintaining the ultrasound equipment and sterilizing the procedure rooms.
- Assisting Radiologists with vascular ultrasound procedures and ultrasound-guided biopsies.
- Education and Experience:
- An associate's or bachelor's degree in sonography.
- Must have minimum 2 years of recent Sonographer/Ultrasound Tech experience.
- Certifications:
- Valid State License as a Sonographer/Ultrasound Tech required
- BLS Certification required.
- ARDMS Certification preferred
- Other requirements:
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19
Prior experience in an acute care setting and additional certifications in nursing are highly desirable.
