Travel Ultrasound Technologist
Normal, IL
Prime Staffing
5x8 hrs, Nights

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience: 
-Basic reading, writing, oral English skills.
-Accountability.
-Multicultural sensitivity.
-Customer/patient focused.
-Basic computer knowledge.
-Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions.
-Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker.
-Interaction with a wide variety of people.
-Maintain confidential information.
-Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information.
-Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor.

Duties:

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care

• Performs ultrasound procedures in a manner that ensures an accurate and complete examination within the guidelines, policies, procedures and standards of Medical Imaging to assigned patients of all ages
• Exhibits competency in performing ultrasound procedures
• Images required views demonstrating appropriate anatomy and pathology
• Knowledgeable of catheters, biopsy instruments and sterile trays and prepares these items as necessary
• Obtains accurate histories and explains rationale for procedure to patients/families
• Enhances image quality through the use of appropriate transducers and machine settings
• Evaluates the finished images to ensure diagnostic exams are being submitted to the radiologists
• Maintains quality care throughout the procedure
• Assess the abdominal arterial & venous system using color imaging