Internship Pediatric Echo Jobs (NOW HIRING)

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As our Sonographer, you will utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care. 

Every day you will directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans. You will meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images. You will monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort, select and examine images for pathologies, and present preliminary findings to Physicians.
To be successful in this role, you will possess excellent patient service and communication skills, sharp eyesight, and meticulous attention to detail. You will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound judgment, and advanced decision-making skills to effectively capture and interpret sonographic data, ensuring optimal diagnostic support.

• Executes all varieties of obstetrical and gynecologic diagnostic ultrasound exams presently offered by the department; performs all examinations in accordance with American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) standards and department protocols; determines correct techniques to obtain images of the highest quality and resolution; and participates (along with supervising Obstetrician/Gynecologist) in the final exam diagnosis.
• Serves as a liaison between patients, interpreting physicians (Obstetrician/Gynecologist) and referring providers; explains testing procedures to patient; ensures that emergent exam results are relayed promptly to the appropriate physician.
• Utilizes appropriate educational resources to maintain currency in diagnostic sonography, and assists in various educational services relating to both staff and patients; attends local and national professional meetings to stay abreast of new procedures, equipment or information; participates in the formal training of ultrasound interns; evaluates new ultrasound products and equipment.
• Performs incidental office duties as necessary to maintain the completeness of the patient record; ensures that patient data is entered correctly and that patients are billed appropriately.
• Assists with Quality Assurance/Improvements audits and activities as required.

We are offering a sign-on bonus to experienced new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Required

• Graduation from an accredited training program in Cardiac and/or General diagnostic radiology and recent completion of a twelve-month internship in diagnostic ultrasound or equivalent recent directly-related work experience
• Must have one of the following:
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer or
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo or
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo or
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo or
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen or
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast or
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology or
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN or
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono or
  • Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT
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