Ultrasound Technologist
San Angelo, Texas
Shannon Medical Center

Ultrasound Tech - General

Location: San Angelo, Texas Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Schedule: Day shift, 3x12 hours (7:00 to 19:00), 36 hours/week, weekends Friday to Sunday, 7a to 7p Assignment Notes: May float to another campus of the facility.

Required Qualifications

• Ultrasound Technologist (1 year of experience)
• Ultrasound Technologist experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Preferred Qualifications

• TCD experience (not required)
• General, OB, and Vascular experience (strongly preferred)

Certifications (Required as Applicable)

• ACLS, BLS, and PALS: AHA (Instructor, Provider, or RQI acceptable), with one other provider also accepted
• NRP
• EFM
• TNCC
• ENPC
• CHEMO
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Competency exams, as applicable by profession

Background and Identity

• Government-issued photo ID
• Social Security card
• Legal name must match across license, driver's license, Social Security card, and certifications
• E-Verify or attestation
• Seven-year background check, completed within 30 days of start
• Exclusion checks (EPLS/SAM and HHS/OIG), completed within 30 days of start
• Transcript or diploma

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start; must be completed within 72 hours of signing contract
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year of start; must be completed within 72 hours of signing contract
• TB questionnaire, required for all candidates
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella immunity (positive titer or 2 vaccines; childhood records accepted); must be completed within 72 hours of signing contract
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• Initial COVID vaccine series (boosters not required)
• Flu vaccine or declination form required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31)
• Drug screen (panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, methadone, and propoxyphene), within 30 days of start; plan for completion must be in place within 72 hours of signing contract
• Fit test within 6 months of start, updated annually (accepted masks: 3M 1860 and 3M 1860S)

Orientation and Forms

• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement, updated annually
• Pass/fail testing during orientation (medication administration, restraint, and glucometer tests, depending on position)
• Facility forms completed before start (non-employee information, applicant health record, code of conduct, confidentiality, information security, orientation update, hepatitis B declination if applicable, and traveler orientation)
• Passport-style photo for badge