Ultrasound Technician / Technologist

Job Description

As an

• Starting annual startingrange is$70,661to $81,260

• 5 day work week – Monday to Friday – Available 8am to 5pm

• Medical (Includes Free Medical Services at All Salud Facilities)

• Dental(Employee Discounts at All Salud Dental Facilities)

• Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Basic Life and AD&D, Supplemental Life and AD&D

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Generous vacation accrual

• 10 Paid Holidays per year (includes2Floating Holidays and paid Birthday)

• 8 Paid accrued Sick Days per year

• Retirement savings plans

• Employees working at least 1,000 hours within a 12-month period are eligible for the Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Salud will contribute 5% of your base salary each month

You will also perform gynecological ultrasound exams to evaluate pelvic anatomy, ovarian pathology, and uterine anomalies as well as abdominal ultrasound exams to evaluate the liver, gallbladder, kidneys, pancreas, and spleen for pathology. At Salud, our Ultrasound Technicians approach their tasks in a team-based care fashion that supports patients and their families in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change while adhering to the spirit of the SALUD mission statement while performing assigned duties.

• Works under the Direction of Medical Services and local leadership

• Performs the ultrasound study with professional technique
• Works in conjunction with all Medical Providers, Dental Providers, Behavioral Health Providers, and all other staff to ensure that the patients obtain the highest standards of integrated health care
• Provides services appropriate to the age-specific needs of all patients in accordance with the principles of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric life cycles
• The Ultrasound Technician acts as a patient advocate for our vulnerable population by ensuring that the patient is fully informed and comfortable with their visit to SALUD
• Prepares hard copies and calculates ratios and dates for radiologists to read
• Returns completed report to referring medical provider
• Files copies of all reports alphabetically
• Follows procedures for the electronic health records system
• Sets appointments for equipment maintenance and quality control
• Responsible for procedure manual for training qualified individuals to perform adequate sonographic studies

Qualifications

• Must have completed requirements for the academic and clinical program in diagnostic medical sonography
• The American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers requires candidates to have documented evidence of twelve months of clinical experience under the direction of a Radiologist
• Although there are no legal regulations regarding ultrasound, the ‘established norm’ for the majority of employers is to hire or seek technologists that are registered or registry eligible

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Additional Information

As required by Public Health Order, all Salud Family Health employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to starting employment. The only exceptions to being vaccinated are verified and approved medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs.