RWJBarnabas Health
Ultrasound Specialist, Per Diem
RWJBarnabas Health, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, 07390
Ultrasound Specialist, Per Diem
Req #: 0000231625
Category: Radiology / Imaging / Radiation
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Day
Facility: Jersey City Medical Center
Department: Nursing Antenatal Testing
Pay Range: $61.38 per hour
Location 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Compensation The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview Sonographers provide patient services using Diagnostic Ultrasound equipment. The sonographer is competent in the productions and analysis of ultrasound images used by Physicians for patient diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the individual must be prepared to render quality patient care by exercising discretion and judgment in the performance of sonographic services.
Qualifications
Graduate of accredited School of Sonography
Successful completion of department specific orientation
Certifications and Licenses Required
Certified by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
Maintains required BLS Heart Saver/Health Care Provider through American Heart Association
Essential Functions
Access and evaluate patient history and physical findings.
Accurately image the4 anatomical structures requested.
Enter patient information, select appropriate transducer, set initial power input and instrumentation gain for patient size and age, and select menu items as required for type of equipment and provide consistent and optimal image quality.
Interact with Physicians regarding sonographic data.
Know acoustical physics doppler ultrasound principles and ultrasound instrumentation.
Knowledge of Physiology Disease, pathology and patho-physiology.
Knowledge of gross and sectional anatomy.
Modify standard imaging protocol as required by patient history or initial sonographic findings.
Obtains proper medical history and insures accurate patient demographic and medical information.
Recognize examination findings that may require immediate clinical response and notify Radiologist.
Recognize sonographic representation of normal and abnormal structures, organs, system relationships and relational anatomy.
Understand published statements regarding interaction between ultrasound and tissue and probability of biological effects in clinical examinations to provide accurate information to patients. Physicians and other health care providers.
Scheduling Requirements
* Flex Schedule
* Weekday availability preferred; Weekend required
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Category: Radiology / Imaging / Radiation
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Day
Facility: Jersey City Medical Center
Department: Nursing Antenatal Testing
Pay Range: $61.38 per hour
Location 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Compensation The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview Sonographers provide patient services using Diagnostic Ultrasound equipment. The sonographer is competent in the productions and analysis of ultrasound images used by Physicians for patient diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the individual must be prepared to render quality patient care by exercising discretion and judgment in the performance of sonographic services.
Qualifications
Graduate of accredited School of Sonography
Successful completion of department specific orientation
Certifications and Licenses Required
Certified by American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
Maintains required BLS Heart Saver/Health Care Provider through American Heart Association
Essential Functions
Access and evaluate patient history and physical findings.
Accurately image the4 anatomical structures requested.
Enter patient information, select appropriate transducer, set initial power input and instrumentation gain for patient size and age, and select menu items as required for type of equipment and provide consistent and optimal image quality.
Interact with Physicians regarding sonographic data.
Know acoustical physics doppler ultrasound principles and ultrasound instrumentation.
Knowledge of Physiology Disease, pathology and patho-physiology.
Knowledge of gross and sectional anatomy.
Modify standard imaging protocol as required by patient history or initial sonographic findings.
Obtains proper medical history and insures accurate patient demographic and medical information.
Recognize examination findings that may require immediate clinical response and notify Radiologist.
Recognize sonographic representation of normal and abnormal structures, organs, system relationships and relational anatomy.
Understand published statements regarding interaction between ultrasound and tissue and probability of biological effects in clinical examinations to provide accurate information to patients. Physicians and other health care providers.
Scheduling Requirements
* Flex Schedule
* Weekday availability preferred; Weekend required
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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