Job Description:The Ultrasound Tech provides excellent customer service by
performing ultrasound examinations under the direction of a physician for
identification of abnormalities leading to patient diagnosis.
Posting Specifics:
Benefits Eligible: No
Hours: PRN (As Needed)
Shift Details: Variable
Additional Details: Shift differentials given for evenings, nights and
weekends
Lutheran Medical Center is part of Intermountain Health a nonprofit healthcare
organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 249-bed community-based
hospital has been awarded the highest national recognition possible for
nursing excellence - Magnet designation - by the ANCC. We are proud to extend
the mission of Intermountain Health by providing comprehensive, specialty
care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating
back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our
hospital has embodied for over 110 years.
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our
generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is
more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social
well-being. To that end, we've launched a Healthy Living program to
address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives,
digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and Paid Time Off.
We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We're proud to offer caregivers access to tuition assistance,
certification assistance, up-front tuition through the PEAK (Path to
Education, Advancement, and Knowledge) program, debt-free degrees,
and other department education payments or employer-paid education assistance.
Job Essentials
Ensures proper patient identification, verifies orders, and prepares
patients for exams.
Uses proper imaging techniques to ensure timely, safe, and high quality
diagnostic exams.
Demonstrates the ability to perform any exam on all ages of patients
(neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics) using
appropriate protocol and following ACR guidelines.
Demonstrates proficiency on all clinical equipment within the department.
Completes and annotates a medically acceptable exam, following ACR
guidelines while producing the maximum diagnostic information in a minimal
amount of time.
Follows appropriate protocol for medical necessity, coding and charging,
obtaining consents if necessary, documenting any events that may occur,
for quality, maintaining a current QC program for ACR and reporting any
equipment failures or problems.
Exhibits good safety practices in body substance protection, cleaning of
equipment, using proper sterile techniques, and removing any expired
materials.
Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including
time stamps and image storage.
Qualifications
ARRT Registry or ARDMS Registry. The ARDMS must include successful completion
of one registry pertinent to the department beyond physics (options include
OB, abdominal, neuro, breast, and, vascular), required
Basic life support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers, required
Ultrasound experience, preferred
Physical Requirements:
Carrying, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity,
Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Sitting, Speaking, Standing.
Anticipated job posting close date:09/10/2024
Location:Lutheran Medical Center
Work City:Wheat Ridge
Work State:Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:0
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate
dependent upon experience.$32.84 - $58.35
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we
provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of
programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living
healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits pack ges for our Idaho,
Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and
Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment todiversity, equity, and
inclusion.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race,
color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to,
or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or
on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities