Registered Ultrasound Sonographer

Employment Type

Cook Hospital is seeking a Full Time Registered Ultrasound Sonographer to join our Imaging Team

Summary

Join our Team!! Find your belonging with our team of compassionate caregivers who are committed to making a difference in the health and well-being of everyone we serve. Start your career here and create endless opportunities.

Day Shift * FTE 0.8 * Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday * Great Environment * Excellent Pay & Benefits * PTO * Sick Time * Employee Perks * AND MUCH MORE

Benefits

Cook Hospital & Care Center is pleased to offer the following benefits to all regular full and part-time employees working a .5 FTE (20 hours/week) or above. Employees become eligible on the first day of the month following 90 days of their date of hire. Benefits include medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, long term disability, paid personal time off (PTO, EIB) life insurance, bereavement leave, free wellness center membership, employee assistance program, and earned sick and safe time. 

Casual employments are eligible to accrue earned sick and safe time. 

Responsibilities 

To accomplish this job, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
• Prepare patients for procedures, escort patients to dressing and/or exam rooms, provide verbal and/or written instructions, assist patients in positioning body parts to be imaged, explain procedures, and observe patients to ensure patient care, safety, and comfort during scan.
• Operate sonographic equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes.
• Ensure sonographic equipment remains in working order, report equipment malfunctions to department administrator, and maintain adequate radiologic supplies.
• Perform diagnostic ultrasound procedures; communicate technical impressions to Radiologists.
• Perform related duties: including but not limited to scheduling patients, placing orders, archiving in PACS, and completing necessary exam specific forms.
• Maintain competency in Diagnostic Ultrasound Techniques; able to function well in stressful situations; coordinating out-patient and in-patient exams for efficient completion; working knowledge of preps for exams.
• Assess orders to the correct needs for Prior Authorization, exam performance, and billing.
• Troubleshoot issues pertaining to patient accounts, orders, exams, prior imaging, and all other related occurrences.
• Comply with facility-wide and departmental policies and procedures.
• Exhibit flexibility in response to changing work situations (schedule changes, leaving early, staying late, or taking late breaks when workload calls for it).
• Actively participate in the Compliance Program, education/in-services, competencies and demonstrate compliance with required laws and regulations.
• Maintain current Licensure/Registration/Certification.

Guided by our mission and values, we are driven to provide excellent quality care 24/7.  

Our Specialty is YOU! 

Integrity

Compassion

Accountability 

Respect 

Excellence

The Cook Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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