Sonographer PRN

Job description

No nights, no weekends, and no on-call! Position Summary: Provide assistance to the clinical team with vascular procedures within the vascular center. As a member of our team, you will interact with patients, physicians and dialysis facilities as part of our community educational program and also participate in other educational outreach initiatives. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging procedures Perform ultrasound imaging and related procedures in all areas of ultrasound Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintain a demeanor complementary to medical ethics Adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician Explains procedures to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation Moves imaging equipment into specified position, determines exposure factors on basis of height, weight, portion of body involved, and degree of penetration required, and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors and produce images of proper detail, density, and accuracy Practices radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff...