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Northside Hospital

Breast Ultrasound Tech

Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383

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Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Operates ultrasound scanning equipment to produce records of designated portions of the human anatomy of infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

Requirements for Ultrasound Technologists Initial Qualifications

Certified or eligible for certification by:

American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Sonography (ARRT) (S)

Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)

All sonographers

must

obtain certification within one year of hire date or cross training.

Certified in Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or obtain within 90 days of employment

Continuing Education

Sonographers must be in compliance with the ARDMS, ARDMS, ARRT or CCI requirements for continuing education appropriate to their practices

Requirements for Vascular Technologists Initial Qualifications

ARDMS certification in vascular technology RVT

ARRT certification in vascular technology RT (VS)

CCI certification in vascular technology RVS

Continuing Education

Sonographers must be in compliance with the ARDMS, ARRT or CCI requirements for continuing education appropriate to their practices

Requirements for Sonographer or Mammography Technologist - Breast Ultrasound Initial Qualifications

ARDMS certification and current registration, or

ARRT post-primary certification and current registration in breast sonography, or

ARRT certification and current registration and MQSA qualified

5 CEUs specific to breast ultrasound

Certified in Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or obtain within 90 days of employment

Continuing Experience

Regular performance of breast ultrasound exams

Continuing Education

Registered Technologists in compliance with CE requirements of their certifying organization for the imaging modality in which they perform services

CE includes credits pertinent to the technologist's ACR accredited clinical practice

Preferred

Graduate from an accredited school of Ultrasound Technology

Prior experience in ultrasound

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