Boston Medical Center (BMC) · 4 months ago
Breast Ultrasound Technologist-U (Part time)
Boston
Full-time, Part-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelBoston Medical Center (BMC) is seeking a Breast Ultrasound Technologist to join their Breast Imaging department. The primary duties of this role include generating diagnostic sonographic images of the breast, assisting physicians during procedures, and ensuring patient safety and comfort throughout examinations.
Health CareHospitalMedicalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Performs a wide variety of exams as required and necessary for proper departmental workflow. Assists physicians during sterile invasive procedures, i.e. biopsies, aspirations, intraoperative etc. Satisfies operational requirements to include covering the department as determined necessary through either the Manager or Lead technologist
Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infection control, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures
Completes exams in a timely fashion while providing quality scans for Radiology and outside departments
Prepares patient for exams as required and insures patient comfort and modesty at all times
Assumes responsibility for the safety of the patient during the sonographic exam
Follows all departmental established and appropriate policies and procedures as required
Sets up equipment as necessary and uses proper patient positioning and technique to ensure patient comfort and safety, and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer
Performs duties as required in all areas of the department to include all campuses and either within Breast imaging or outside when appropriate for the hospital mission as determined by either the Manager or Lead technologist
Work schedules as required through regularly scheduled hours or overtime as required for department needs
Performs appropriate studies as determined through policy and procedure. Follows requisition in terms of providing proper study for patients. Ensures that exams requested match patient condition and/or history and calls or asks proper persons for more information as necessary to perform the proper study. Identify and document any limitations to the sonographic exam
Works through radiologist requirements to provide appropriate views and films and provides additional views and variations of techniques as required by Radiologist, Manager or Lead technologist
Provides service and care to patients of all ages
Maintains equipment through interaction with both management and department service vendors to maximize equipment up time, patient care, and minimize dollar impact to the hospital. Keep exam rooms clean, tidy and ready for use
Follow all high level disinfection policies and procedures
Performs patient focused customer service and ensures the following standards are met appropriately and achieved
Communicate with the patient in a manner appropriate to the patient’s ability to understand
Handles telephone calls and requests for services over the telephone and through other means both professionally and appropriately
Treats patients and fellow staff with dignity and respect and reports any/all problems to manager
Accommodates patient needs and staffing needs and requirements through flexibility in scheduling and timeliness of studies
Understands the requirements of the department by providing services to patients not only in performing of studies but also in providing any/all information on reports as necessary and appropriate
Keeps discussions around patients to a minimum and ensures that patients are not subjected to departmental conversations and any inappropriate behavior
Monitors patient conditions and if/when conditions are determined assistance may be required of an employee to take actions to facilitate the best course of action to include: nursing involvement, other assistance, further monitoring and/or other patient focused solutions
Competently and efficiently operate all electronic systems, such as PACS, RIS, Epic and others as required by the department and hospital
Ensures that all required documentation is properly performed to include but not limited to any/all of the following: proper filling out of requisitions, proper procedures completion related to all procedures performed, and proper recording of any required hospital/department and or insurance of managed care requirements for proper recording and or billing of Radiology procedures
Utilizes hospital's Values as the basis for decision-making and to facilitate the division's hospital mission
Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures
Performs other duties as assigned or as necessary
Must adhere to all of BMC’s RESPECT behavioral standards
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree (or equivalent from two-year college) or certificate program in diagnostic medical sonography
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) (OB or AB or RVT). Accreditation must be attained prior to hire except for OB/GYN (one year to obtain accreditation)
Experience in related clinical area
Knowledge of principles and procedures of Breast Ultrasound and the operation and maintenance of Breast Ultrasound equipment
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to interact effectively with patients, coworkers, students and physicians
Preferred
Breast Ultrasound experience highly preferred
Company
Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a 511-bed, equity-led academic medical center and a proud member of the Boston Medical Center Health System.
Founded in 1996
5001-10000 employees
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Late StageTotal Funding
$342.49MKey Investors
AmeriCorps Public AlliesNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)The Boston Foundation
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2023-02-23Debt Financing· $232M
2019-04-23Grant· $89M
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