Ultrasound Tech-Breast Imaging - Holy Name Medical Center

Description

Holy Name is New Jersey's last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.


A Brief Overview

Ensures efficient daily operations of Breast Imaging Ultrasound exams and procedures. Active in performing QC requirements as deemed by regulatory agencies. Accepts other duties as assigned.


What you will do

• Performs all ultrasound techniques and examinations, including breast, soft tissue of axilla and breast interventional procedures.
• Positions and transfers patients in accordance to facility patient safety policy requirements.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Assists physician in administering procedure findings.
• Consults with patient to obtain a complete clinical history and obtains pertinent clinical data.
• Maintains records of examination data and other pertinent information on patients.
• Secures and maintains supplies, linen, and other items as needed. Maintains an orderly, safe and clean working environment.
• Enters all appropriate information into RIS and Mammography databases.
• Ensures all images are archived on PACS system.
• Assists in allocating personnel to satisfy workload demands in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
• Performs scheduled QA/QC testing as outlined by regulatory agencies.
• Prioritizes daily work schedule to most effectively process patients requiring ultrasound services.
• Communicates equipment problems or concerns to Senior Tech or Manager.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Required and
• Associate's Degree Two year college degree or graduate of Ultrasound Technical Program. Required

Experience Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ imaging experience, specific to Women’s Imaging. Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of additional breast imaging exams to correlate findings with ultrasound exams is preferred
• Working clinical experience in breast imaging as Staff Ultrasound Technologist, correlating with mammographic findings.
• Must be able to maintain communication with staff members, center management and physicians.

Licenses and Certifications

• RDMS-B - Registered Diagnostic Med Sonographer-Breast RDMS certified Upon Hire Required and
• Advanced certification in RDMS breast Upon Hire Preferred

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.