Ultrasound Technologist

We are seeking a skilled Ultrasound Technologist to join our team at Good Samaritan Hospital. As an Ultrasound Technologist, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality patient care by performing a variety of technical procedures in the application of non-ionizing, high frequency ultrasonic waves to generate an image for assessment and diagnosis.

• Manage images and ultrasound examinations in automated systems.
• Prepare and maintain records and files of procedures.
• Inspect and ensure equipment is functioning properly on a continual basis.
• Review patient's medical history and physician's instructions.
• Prepare equipment for procedure, and select appropriate equipment settings.
• Explain procedure to patient and record any medical history that may be relevant to the condition being viewed.
• Direct patient to move into positions that will provide the best view.
• Spread ultrasound gel on the surface of the patient's body covering the internal area being imaged.
• Perform the ultrasound ensuring the transducer (probe) is capturing images of every angle and section that must be assessed.
• Evaluate images for their quality, take measurements, calculate values, and analyze results in preliminary reports for physicians.
• Maintain ultrasound equipment, probes, and images in a sanitary manner, and sterilize the room in which the procedure takes place.
• View the screen during the scan looking for visual cues that contrast healthy areas with unhealthy ones.
• Present images and preliminary findings to physicians.
• Comply with safety, infection control, and quality improvement policies and procedures.
• Properly identify patients using two hospital-wide patient safety identifiers.
• Charge procedures and supplies used to patient record.
• Maintain accurate patient records for all procedures performed, maintain patient confidentiality, and adhere to all HIPAA standards.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Minimum of one year experience in clinical diagnostic ultrasound, or satisfactory completion of formal training at an approved diagnostic school for ultrasound is required.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) certified by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) preferred.

Good Samaritan Hospital is a 286-bed hospital providing emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological, and acute-care services to residents of Rockland and southern Orange counties in New York; and northern Bergen County, NJ. The hospital is home to a recognized cardiovascular program, comprehensive cancer-treatment services, the area's leading Wound and Hyperbaric Institute, and outstanding maternal/child services that includes a Children's Diagnostic Center.