Summary:

To utilize equipment to perform ultrasound diagnostic procedures, making use of sonic energy to produce visual images of organs, tissues, or blood flow inside the body for interpretation and diagnosis by a physician. To schedule patients, maintain equipment, report equipment failures, and perform quality assurance.

Responsibilities:

• Performs clinical assessment and diagnostic sonography examinations utilizing special equipment and devices.
• Explains testing procedures to patient, obtains and records medical history relevant to the condition being viewed, selects appropriate equipment settings, and positions the patient in a manner to facilitate optimum diagnostic results.
• Views, records, and analyzes images on screen; judges whether images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes; communicates findings to appropriate personnel; maintains imaging data records, data tracking, and scheduling information.
• Maintains adequate supplies, equipment, and work area; reports equipment failures to supervisor.
• Assumes responsibility for patient safety; provides physical and psychological comfort to patient.
• Promotes continuous improvement in workplace safety, environmental, exposure control, and/or infection control practices.
• If serving in a lead role:  performs the routine duties of a diagnostic sonographer.  Maintains the supplies in the department.
• If serving in a lead role:  ensures equipment is functioning correctly and puts in service calls when they are warranted.
• If serving in a lead role:  assists the manager in the ACR accreditation process.
• If serving in a lead role:  ensures the department is properly staffed on a daily basis and assists in scheduling.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Graduated from an accredited program.
 

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: 

BLS required; can be obtained within the first ninety (90) days of hire.

Registry in one of the below specialties applicable to your work area:

Echo:

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS)
  Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Canadian Registered Cardiac Sonographer (CRCS)
• Canadian Association of Registered Diagnostic Ultrasound Professionals (CARDUP)

Vascular:

• Registered Vascular Tech (RVT) from  (ARDMS)
• Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)