General Ultrasound Technologist
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jefferson Regional Medical Center

Ultrasound Tech - General

Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks

Role Overview

• General + Vascular Ultrasound Tech, with experience in both required.

Schedule and Call

• Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (8 hours per day, 40 hours per week)
• Call: Required. Weekday call runs from 4:30 PM to 8:00 AM. Holiday and weekend coverage is 24 hours.
• Response time: One hour
• Rotation: Call is rotated among 3 techs.
• Call-back guidelines: Certain criteria must be met before the on-call technologist is contacted.

Requirements

• Ultrasound Technologist with 2 years of experience, including experience within the last year
• ARDMS, CCI, or ARRT credentials; RDMS or RVT (vascular credentials required)
• Vascular Sonographer experience
• Ob/Gyn Sonographer experience, including experience working with OB-GYN patients
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support): required for ICU, ER, Women's unit and L&D, Cardiac, and Surgical Services; must be AHA (Provider) or ARC; not required to start but required within one year of contract start
• Tech certification verification (national)
• State license verification required (primary source verification). The facility does not accept any license hits.
• Initial physical exam, updated annually, attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap within 10 years of start
• Negative TB test (PPD, Quantiferon Gold, or T-spot) or chest X-ray within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Measles (Rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 vaccines; facility requires 1 booster if titer is low
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination; facility requires 1 booster if titer is low
• Annual respirator fit test, completed before arrival
• COVID-19: must be fully vaccinated before start (agency-approved medical or religious exemption accepted with attestation)
• Drug screen: 9-panel, within the last 12 months (instant acceptable); not required annually
• Locals not accepted (50-mile radius rule)
• 7-year criminal background check, run within a year of start and updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal or extension
• Education verification
• Government-issued photo ID, carried on person during service hours
• I-9 and E-Verify (or attestation)
• Competency exam
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement and HIPAA policy, signed before start
• Confidentiality agreement, signed before start
• Two clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted)
• Employment application and resume
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually

Other Notes

• Flu vaccine is not required for the 2026-27 season.
• A drug screen is also completed at orientation.