Req Number 114000Responsibilities:As a Vascular Ultrasound Technologist you will perform vascular studies on assigned patients. Maintain and equipment for daily workload.Responsibilities Include:
Patient Care:
Properly identifies oneself and properly identifies patient prior to start of procedure as established by departmental policies and procedures. Use two patient identifiers at each patient encounter.
Initiates and maintains quality patient care throughout patient procedure. Assesses and responds to individual patient need.
Considers patient comfort and emotional needs.
Interacts courteously and respectfully in all contacts.
Explains procedure and requirements to patient and family members, within a reasonable amount of time, prior to beginning procedure. Answers questions competently.
Reviews Ultrasound/Vascular order against physician's referral or patient medical record to ensure correctness and appropriateness of procedure ordered.
Establishes appropriate and effective communication with the patient and/or family members in order to successfully and optimally complete the procedure.Keeps patient and/or family members informed of progress and/or delays associated with their procedure.
Readily and willingly contributes to the team approach, in order to provide the best possible patient care and services.
Interfaces with patient, staff and physicians both within and external to the department to facilitate the improvement of the patient experience in every possible way.
Works continuously to improve Press Ganey scores via patient satisfaction.
Infection Control:
Correctly and consistently follows department procedures for cleaning and disinfecting external transducers.
Correctly and consistently follows department procedures for sending/receiving internal transducers to Central Sterile for high-level disinfection.
Keeps room/work station neat, orderly and clean per IC and department standards.
Practices sterile technique and prevents cross-contamination during special procedures.
Clinical / Technical Skills:
Performs ultrasound/vascular procedures, which may include, but is not limited to abdominal, OB/GYN, neuro-sonology, pediatric, vascular physiologic evaluations, vascular duplex, intra-operative duplex and ultrasound guided biopsy.
Performs general ultrasound examinations following ACR Ultrasound Standards and departmental policies.
Performs vascular ultrasound and vascular physiologic testing examinations following ICAVL Standards and departmental policies. Extends the basic standard as needed to include and document abnormal findings or normal variants in multiple planes and measurements.
Adjusts technical factors appropriately to patient and body part being examined.
Assists physician with special procedures requiring ultrasound guidance, such as biopsies, aspirations and pseudoaneurysm injections.
Records patient history and pertinent clinical data related to procedure. Performs brief physical exam including auscultation of bruits, bilateral blood pressure measurement, visual observations for physical signs of ischemia, etc., based on clinical symptoms. Documents same in IDX technologist notes' fields.
Appropriately and accurately labels all images with regard to side, organ, quadrant, vessel patient position and transducer orientation.
Demonstrates cross-sectional anatomy through proper patient positioning and transducer selection.
Reviews images for identification, technique and completeness prior to verifying them in PACS.
Consistently completes Vascular Preliminary Report Form" per department policy.
Transports patients when necessary to expedite work flow and enhance patient experience.
Performs physiologic arterial testing of upper/lower extremities utilizing analogue waveforms
Qualifications:
Graduate from accredited Ultrasound Technologist program, required. Bachelor's Degree, preferred.Registered ARDMS in abdominal/pelvic ultrasound and RVT in Vascular Technology, required.Minimum one (1) year hospital experience as an Ultrasound Technologist, required.
Additional Salary DetailThe salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).The salary range for this position is $1-$1/hourIt is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
