Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
· Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards."
· Operates ultrasonic equipment and performs diagnostic procedures such as abdominal, pelvic, vascular, and intervention sonograms which require the application of ultrasonic technology.
· Maintains pertinent records and statistical data.
· Reviews patient history and other supporting clinical data to facilitate optimum diagnostic results.
· Explains procedures to patients to assure cooperation and optimum test results; positions patient.
· Assists physician in such procedures as needle biopsies, renal biopsies, etc.; scans patient, marls patient’s body, determines angle for puncture while maintaining sterile technique.
· Coordinates patient scheduling function with defined parameters.
· Coordinates, where applicable, diagnostic instrumentation and personnel within sub-specialty area.
· Plans, implements and maintains an appropriate quality assurance performance testing program for diagnostic equipment.
· Independently performs, or guides the testing procedures done by others and evaluates test results.
· Recommends appropriate maintenance and servicing of instrumentation as determined by image quality and/or performance testing results.
· Notifies manager of abnormal variances and initiates service call.
Responsibilities/Non Essential Functions:
· Operates Ultrasound equipment as required to obtain diagnostic exams according to Radiologist specifications; will assist the Radiologist in wide range of sterile procedures.
· Responsible for the care and treatment of all age ranges of patients, which may use Imaging and Diagnostic Services, to include pediatric, adolescent and geriatric.
· Works independently. Performs a variety of procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative.
· Assumes responsibility for designated areas and/or procedures as required.
· Maintains and monitors department supplies.
· Continuously strives to develop/improve relationships with all customers.
· Actively participates in department quality improvement/assurance
· Reports problems, issues and patient/physicians concerns as to the Operations Manager or The Lead.
· Reports serious incidents to Manager or Lead that may be a conflict to safety or other thing violating policies and procedures.
· Accountable for maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospital related, medical staff related and patient related data and information.
· Accountable for abiding by all relevant hospital and department policies and procedures.
· Accountable for quality of imaging and associated documentation.