More than just a job, it's a vocation
Location: Our organization - Lake Saint Louis
Worker Type: PRN
Job Highlights:
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Schedule: As needed (PRN)
- Daily pay options available!
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Shift Differentials: Offered for night, weekend, and extra shifts
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Location: St. Joseph Lake St. Louis
Become a part of our team and make a difference. Apply today!
Job Overview:
The role involves conducting diagnostic procedures on patients utilizing ultrasound technology to assess tissues and bodily structures, ensuring high-quality images for analysis. The only registration needed for this position is as a registered sonographer relevant to the department.
Key Responsibilities and Qualifications:
PRIMARY DUTIES
- Prepare and adjust all necessary equipment and manually operate transducers for examinations.
- Adhere to safety protocols and execute quality control measures.
- Conduct both routine and advanced studies while assisting in various imaging tasks.
- Identify significant structures, artifacts, pathologies, and limitations of equipment.
- Ensure equipment is functioning correctly and report any issues to the appropriate personnel. Lock/tag out equipment when necessary.
- Promptly submit all high-quality images and documentation to PACS, ensuring proper labeling and patient data accuracy.
- Help maintain a clean and organized department, including procedure rooms, storage areas, and dressing rooms.
- Comply with regulations set by governing agencies.
- Maintain a state of alertness and safety at all times.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Completion of a Sonography program
EXPERIENCE
- No prior experience necessary
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Regularly standing and walking.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for both near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances.
- Regularly using hearing and speech for effective communication.
- Frequent auditory skills to detect body sounds and alarms from equipment.
- Regularly lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling items weighing up to 25 lbs.
- Frequent patient handling.
- Regularly reaching, gripping, and using a keyboard for data entry.
- Occasionally lifting and moving objects weighing between 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional color vision for identification and differentiation.
- Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and repetitive movements of legs and arms.
- Rarely kneeling or sitting.
REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Abdomen (AB) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
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- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) with Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
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- Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
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- Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
Work Shift: PRN / Per Diem (United States)
Job Type: Employee
Department: Ultrasound
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0
Benefits:
Our organization values its outstanding employees by providing a comprehensive benefits package tailored to their needs.
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Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
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Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly team members to access their earned, unpaid base pay instantly (fees may apply) before payday.
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Upfront Tuition Coverage: We offer upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer - PRN