Ultrasound Tech Per Diem Rotating at Marana

Carondelet�s Marana Hospital (located at 5620 West Cortaro Farms Road, Tucson, AZ 85742) serves Marana and the surrounding communities in the northwest Tucson area. The eight-inpatient bed hospital will offer 24-hour emergency care and surgical services with around-the-clock general surgery, hospitalist and emergency physician coverage. Designed as a neighborhood hospital focused on quality medical care, convenience and efficiency, the facility is smaller in scale than a typical general hospital. Like its larger Carondelet sister hospitals, it has an ER, surgical suite, diagnostic imaging, laboratory and other services. Carondelet Marana Hospital includes a 13-bed emergency department open 24/7. Patients with abdominal pain, sprains and broken bones, cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, minor trauma, lacerations, bladder infections, dehydration, pneumonia and flu are typical of illnesses expected to be treated in the hospital�s ER. An operating room and eight inpatient rooms will be available for lower acuity procedures such as gall bladder surgery and appendectomies.

When you join Carondelet�s Community Built on Care, our family of nurses, doctors, staff and healthcare specialists are dedicated to providing expert, compassionate care for all the families of Southern Arizona and the surrounding communities. We�ve been caring for you and your loved ones for more than 135 years � right here, in this great community of ours. So this is our home too. Caring, nurturing and helping heal friends, loved ones and neighbors of Southern Arizona is our passion, and we�re honored to have the opportunity to serve you. From emergency services and heart care to orthopedics, advanced stroke treatment and more, we�re focused on providing you with expert care combined with a healthy dose of attentiveness and kindness. Carondelet Health Network. A community built on care.


JOB SUMMARY

Performs diagnostic procedures on patients using ultrasound waves to examine tissue and body structure, providing quality images to radiologists and physicians for interpretation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Sets up and adjusts all equipment and manually maneuvers transducers to perform exams.
Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures.
Performs routine and complex studies and assists physician in a variety of imaging procedures.
Recognizes significant structures, artifacts, and pathology and equipment limitations.
Checks for accuracy of ordered exams by comparing to written physician order. Verifies correct patient by two forms of identity verification, prior to starting exam. Maintains patient confidentiality per established CHN policies regarding HIPAA rights and practices.
Obtains pertinent patient history and documents on requisition or worksheets as required. Documents LMP and clinical history on requisitions.
Accesses electronic medical record via current patient record system. Expectations for PACS: Verifies patient�s name, accession number, FIN number, study description and study date. Finds name in PACS to verify images. Verifies that all images are included prior to sending file. Fills out correction form as needed.
Completes all exams in accordance with department protocols. Assesses image set to assure exam completeness. Retrieves prior relevant studies for radiologist to review and compare. Ensures patient safety.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION
Certification Required: Registry Eligible and Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association.
Certification Preferred: ARDMS- RDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers)

EDUCATION
Required: Graduate of an accredited Radiology, or Diagnostic Medical Sonography School or Ultrasonography program.
Preferred: Sufficient education to gain RDMS certification.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Required: Six (6) months of performing diagnostic medical Sonography OR clinical experience in ultrasound gained during completion of an accredited Ultrasonography school/program.

Preferred: One (1) year experience as an Ultrasonographer.

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