Medical Instrument Technician; Ultrasound

Loyal Source Government Services is looking for 1 full-time Medical Instrument Technician (Ultrasound Technician) at the VA Portland Health Care System.

The Medical Instrument Technician (Ultrasound Technician) will have provide non-personal healthcare support services onsite at the VA Portland Health Care System. The Medical Instrument Technician are required to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and consistent care to all individuals

$54.35 / hr + $5.42 H&W Fringe

• Interprets requests or instructions from radiologist or medical officers.
• Independently interprets and carries out the requests made by physicians.
• Prepares room, equipment and materials needed for patient procedures.
• Properly verifies the patient's identity using two unique identifiers and using active rather than passive identification; follows VHA directives and policies
• Explains procedures to patients in a manner that will gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension
• Transfers patients from stretcher or wheelchair to sonographer exam table utilizing safe patient handling techniques; ergonomic methods and devices.
• Performs diagnostic ultrasound examination on multiple areas of the body, including, but not limited to the abdomen, neck, chest, extremities, pelvis and retroperitoneal space, for the purpose of acquiring high quality examinations that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patient medical disorders.
• Sets up equipment, makes multiple simultaneous settings and adjustments in operation of the equipment, and manually maneuvers the transducer to perform the exam; insuring accurate results
• Maintains electronic records of patient exams assuring that the images acquired are transferred into the patient record and perform clerical duties as related to patient care as it pertains to release of information and image disc creation.
• Assists the Interventional Radiologist in the performance of cyst punctures, aspiration biopsies, and catheter placements for the purpose of diagnostic treatment using ultrasound techniques. This requires the use of surgical sterile techniques, syringes, needles, contrast, etc.
• Explains procedure, answer questions relating to the procedure, position patient for all necessary views and tends to their comfort for the duration of the procedure.

• Intra-operative Ultrasound examinations to assist the surgeons in procedures such as vascular surgeries
• Upper and Lower extremity Venous Doppler
• Upper and Lower extremity vein mapping
• Carotid Doppler
• Upper and Lower extremity arterial duplex
• Arterial bypass graft and stent assessment
• Renal artery Doppler
• Renal transplant Doppler
• Liver Doppler
• P TIPS assessment
• Pseudo aneurysm assessment
• Aorta endograft leak assessment
• AV fistula Doppler

• Minimum of 3 years of current experience in this field
• Must have experience in a hospital setting within the last 6 months including ED and ICU
• Must have registered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Abdomen/Small Parts
• Must have 2 separate certifications
• Example: RVT, OB/GYN, Muscular Skeletal, etc…
• Must have a certificate as a Sonographer from the ARDMS and a registry number
• Must have a BLS
• Must demonstrate expertise in ultrasounds of:
  • Scrotum
  • Pelvis
  • U/S guided biopsy including liver and renal biopsies of native and transplanted organs, renal artery stenosis and renal Doppler

• Portland VA Medical Center
• 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road
• Portland, OR 97239
• Vancouver VA Medical Center
• 1601
  
  E. Fourth Plain Boulevard
• Vancouver, WA 98661
• Salem VA Medical Center
• 1970 Roanoke Boulevard
• Salem, OR 24153
• Work schedules could be 8-hour, 9-hour, or 10-hour shifts, not including lunch, and as established by the supervisor.
• Nine (9) hour shifts are typically a rotating four (4) days and five (5) days per week with 30 minutes for lunch/dinner.
• Ten (10) hour shifts are typically a four (4) day week with 30 minutes for lunch/dinner.
• Rotating weekends and Holiday shifts may be required, and hours will vary.
• Overtime duty for this position may be required on occasion and in emergent situations.
• Your schedule and location may vary once the contract is awarded

Please note:

this position is notional and contingent upon the award of a government contract.

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