Specialty Sonographer - Full Time - Weekends

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Location:

Nebraska Methodist Women’s Hospital
Address: 707 N 190th Plaza, Elkhorn, NE

Work Schedule:

Saturday 7a-7p and Sunday 11a-11p (24 hrs/week), full time benefit eligible, NICU/pediatric on call required

Provide diagnostic patient care services using ultrasound and related diagnostic procedures.

Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:

• $10,000 sign-on bonus
• Tuition reimbursement
• Shift differentials & other financial incentives
• Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
• Free parking

• Identifies each patient by  verification and birth date.
• Ensures patient understanding of pending procedure.
• Cover appropriate body parts and position patient correctly.
• Follows appropriate guidelines and departmental protocols.
• Performs exams as priority dictates and as directed.
• Critiques each exam for technical and positional accuracy and makes appropriate corrections if necessary.
• Follows American College of Radiology (ACR) guidelines.
• Check all films with Radiologist and discuss end results.
• Explains the exam using age specific criteria and makes sure of patient’s understanding.
• Maintains excellence in scanning (skills check off list).

Workflow management.

• Review orders for clinical and demographic consistency and verifies accuracy prior to exam.
• Willfully assists physicians, patients, and coworkers as needed and seeks opportunities to provide patient care.
• Understand and support the direction and workflow of the department.
• Maintain awareness of ongoing exams and assist co-workers as needed.
• Provide exam information and status updates to pertinent staff members.
• Relieves co-workers from procedures/exams as necessary.
• Be in the department and ready to work at the start of scheduled shift.
• Have processes set in place to allow for leaving at the end of scheduled shift.
• Obtain and consolidate all images, reports and history with completed exam information for review.
• Take call. Coordinates inpatient procedure flow. (Hospital Only)
• Provides management of ultrasound department workflow as needed.

Systems/Cerner.

• Maintain a working knowledge of Cerner.
• Starts and completes own exams correctly and in a timely manner.
• Consistently uses the Online Worklist to monitor orders and order status.
• Verify correct images matched with order.
• Demonstrates knowledge of RIS/PACS/Navicre/Outlook/Angel/mhsintranet/VRAD.
• Consistently uses Exam Management for order modification, to document comments and film usage/repeats.
• Show a working knowledge of Folder Media and Order View/Entry capabilities.
• Consistently uses Film Tracking to document the movement of the films throughout their usage.
• Show a working knowledge of Order View/Entry capabilities.
• Maintain working knowledge of Outlook and mhsintranet.
• Able to perform clean up functions on PACS workstation - (hospital).
• Maintain Working knowledge of Navicare (hospital).
• Maintain working knowledge of VRAD (hospital).

Department Policy/Procedures.

• Ensures proper patient identification on all images to comply with department policies and procedures.
• Willingly seeks opportunity to provide patient care, or assist others as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge of department guidelines through responsible behavior/actions.
• Maintains updated ARDMS license.
• Ensures that call reports and/or other specifications are followed through.
• Report issues/concerns as soon as possible and provide assistance with…