Ultrasound Technologist

Distinctive Home & Health Care is a leading provider of healthcare to serve military installations across the United States. Our team of professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service and support for each one of our clients. Distinctive Healthcare is currently seeking to hire a full time Ultrasound Tech at the Bremerton Naval Base in Washington.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree: Certificate

• Education: Graduate from an academic program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
• Certification: Certified by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) in the specialty identified in the TO.
• Experience: One year of experience as a sonographer in the specialty area identified in the TO.

Core Duties

• Correlate the patient's clinical history with the requested examination to be performed and obtain the results from previous pertinent diagnostic tests to correlate with the ultrasound study.
• Consult with staff physicians from a variety of specialties such as obstetrics, gynecology, cardiology and surgery regarding the patient's pertinent past medical history, preliminary diagnosis, and condition so it correlates with the ultrasound examination.
• Recognize normal anatomic variants. Also, recognize anatomic changes created by medical and surgical procedures.
• Document arrival, departure, and completed tests as required by MTF policy. Send appropriate image series to the radiologist for reading according to MTF protocol.
• Perform system warm ups, calibrations and quality control tasks according to manufacturer and MTF policy. Recognize artifacts and equipment errors and notify designated Government personnel of outlying values.
• Explain process to patient, and instructs and assists patient in assuming physical position for examination.
• Assist in the compiling and archiving of records for procedures performed
• Observe and report to the radiologist any symptoms which have direct bearing on the patient's condition as a result of adverse reaction to contrast media and inform the radiologist of any condition requiring his/her attention. Recognize the need for and initiate emergency measures for critical situations such as respiratory or cardiac arrest.
• Identify abnormalities during testing and determine need for additional scans of affected area.
• Perform a full range of diagnostic ultrasonic examinations as appropriate to the discipline specified in the TO.

Benefits

Our benefits are provided by United Healthcare. We offer medical, dental, and vision. We also offer a 401k with a 4% match and life insurance for short- and long-term disability. We offer PTO as well as sick leave. We offer 56 hours of accrued sick leave and 80 hours of PTO after your first year of working. However, we do allow you to borrow up to 40 hours of your PTO after your first 6 months of employment or for preplanned vacations that are made known to us before your hire. We do not have a leave-without-pay policy.