Ultrasound Technologist - Crestwood Hospital - PRN
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Huntsville Hospital Health System
Huntsville, AL, US
Summary
Performs ultrasound examinations and vascular procedures while ensuring patient safety and comfort. Provides leadership, guidance, and training to new staff and students within the radiology department.
Job Description
Overview
Performs ultrasound examinations for subsequent evaluation and treatment by attending physician. Performs vascular procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in applying ultrasound techniques for imaging diagnosis. Responsible for the safety and comfort of all patients undergoing ultrasound procedures. Ensures that all procedures have been appropriately ordered with satisfactory patient identification obtained prior to conducting procedure. Performs all procedures according to departmental protocol. Responsible for orientation and training of new staff and students. Provides guidance, direction, and leadership to the Ultrasound staff and effectively communicates departmentally and interdepartmentally.
Qualifications
Education: A high school diploma or GED; Graduate of an Accredited School of Ultrasound Technology or ARRT Ultrasound Registration preferred
Experience: 1 year experience in performing VASCULAR ultrasound procedures preferred or equivalent experience as determined by the Imaging Manager. Until licensure has been obtained, registry eligible technologists must work with licensed staff on every shift.
Licenses/Certificates: ARDMS Registration required within 6 months of hire. RVT and/or RVS registry completed within one (1) year of hire. BCLS required
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
Founded
1895
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
Founded
1895
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Huntsville, AL
