Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities: 

• Ultrasound technologists must follow physicians’ orders precisely and conform to regulations. Prepare and assist patients for ultrasound procedures as requested by a physician. 

• Obtains essential information from patients, medical records, and previous scans for clinical correlation. Verify proper patient identification on the study and route it to PACS. 

• Helps patient transfer to the sono exam table and ensures adequate immobilization to perform the scan. Performs patient care tasks eg. removing excess gel from patient. 

• Operate the equipment to acquire a variety of imaging results. 

• Obtain diagnostic sonographic images by scanning the appropriate body part of the patient. Maintains a daily log of patients seen 

• Monitor patient reaction to treatment and changes in physical or mental status, reporting change to the appropriate person. 

• Provide patient care with dignity and respect for the individual. Educate patients about the procedures to be performed including Biopsy procedures. 

• Practice sterile technique and prevent cross contamination. 

• Obtain optimum quality images through employment of proper anatomical positioning, probe and frequency selection as designed by the radiologists. 

• Observe and follow safety procedures including universal precautions. 

• Carry out quality control checks on equipment, reporting deficiencies to proper personnel for action. Keep familiar with changes regarding technology and safety for self, patients, and visitors. 

• Place the demographic information in the reading room for interpretation. 

• Process studies onto CD or Film format for patient study requests while maintaining proper HIPPA compliance. Maintain Cleanliness of equipment and working area. 

• Maintain familiarity of the emergency drugs and equipment's location. 

• Maintain familiarity with the departments booking, scheduling, duplication, and PACS systems. Maintain professional and technical knowledge through training and fulfillment of continuing education requirements. Ability to maintain a great knowledge in cross section anatomy, proper positioning skills, and appropriate utilization of scanning techniques. 

• High knowledge with variety of routine procedures and applications. 

• Ability to maintain continuing education credits and professional licenses required by the New York State. 

• Department of Health and ARDMS. 

• Promote and follow WMG policies, rules, and regulations. 

• Execution of related duties as necessary or as assigned. 

• Must be able to work independently and demonstrate flexibility in work assignments. 

• Demonstrate commitment of total quality management and the tenets of service excellence by acting in accordance with the organizational mission at all times. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Graduate of a formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. 

• ONE Active certifications by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or (CCI) in the specialties as follows: Abdomen, OBGYN, Breast, MSK, Fetal Echo, Adult Echo, Vascular, Pediatric. This will include RDMS, RDCS, RVT and RMSKS.  

• Current compliance with Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements for specialty(ies) as appropriate. 

• Maintaining superior diagnostic imaging in accordance with standardized procedures. 

• Excellent patient and people skills. 

• Ability to maintain a great knowledge in human cross section anatomy, proper positioning skills, and appropriate utilization of protocols and scanning techniques. 

• High knowledge with variety of routine procedures and applications. 

• Ability to maintain continuing education credits and professional licenses required by the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Protection and The American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.