Ultrasound Technologist

Family Health Centers Inc
Orangeburg, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 3/20/2024
  • Prepares exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infections disease, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures.
  • Reviews patient medical history and supporting clinical information.
  • Ensures that the sonography examination order is complete.
  • Evaluates any contraindications, insufficient patient preparation, and the patient?s inability or unwillingness to tolerate the examination and associated procedures.
  • Communicates with the patient in a manner appropriate to the patient?s ability to understand.
  • Uses proper patient positioning tools, devices, equipment adjustment, and ergonomically correct scanning techniques to ensure patient comfort and safety, and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer.
  • Conducts patient clinical assessment and perform the diagnostic medical sonography examination ordered by the supervising physician in accordance with professional and facility protocols.
  • Applies independent, professional, ethical judgment, and critical thinking to safely perform diagnostic sonography procedures.
  • Applies independent judgment during the sonography examination to ensure that appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured in the examination images.
  • Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA) and facility policies, and procedures.
  • Provides preliminary report of sonography examinations for use by the interpreting physician.
  • Assures that patient charting is completed pertaining to exams and that reports are distributed to the providers for appropriate review.
  • Maintains quality control and quality assurance.
  • Assists in providing PI reports for improving quality of patient care.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

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