Join our UT Health Medical team as a full time Ultrasound Tech!
Advancing Healthcare Together - The Future of Healthcare is in East Texas
Why UT Health - East Texas?
Our People. Our people truly are our greatest strength. They make a massive difference in the amazing care we provide every day. We work closely together to create a positive experience for our patients and each other.
Our Purpose. We will build on your experience and provide meaningful and purposeful career growth for your future. You will have the opportunity every day to make a difference in someone's life and change the course of healthcare.
Our Place. Jacksonville, Texas is a small town with a huge heart where you will have the privilege of caring for your neighbors. Everybody is somebody here.
Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 50 clinics across east Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed in-patient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service in a metropolitan service area of a quarter-million people.
Responsibilities
So what experience are we looking for in our Vascular Techs?
- Completion of an accredited Echo/Vascular Ultrasound program preferred
- Knowledge and ability to operate all equipment used in the Echo/Vascular Lab
- Ability to perform all echo and vascular procedures according to ICAEL/ICAVL protocol Certification and Licensure:
- Current BLS certification or ability to obtain certification upon hire within 30 days
- Registry Certification in Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound preferred.
Compliance Requirements
- Comply with regulatory requirements, guidelines, and policies
Qualifications
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to lift, push and/or pull heavy objects and to constantly walk, stand, bend, reach for and/or stoop.
- Ability to perform a full range of body motions including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.
- Ability to see and hear to normal range with correction.
- Ability to wear lead protective devices for extended periods of time.
- Ability to work under stressful conditions and to work irregular hours.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
- Exposure to infectious disease on a constant basis.
- Exposure to ionizing radiation on a frequent basis.
- Exposure to unpleasant working conditions or undesirable elements, some of which are potentially hazardous or harmful, and which may require exercise of well defined precautions for protection from injury or illness
- Potential for cuts, bruises, and muscle strains.
BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS:
Service
- Patient Centered Customer Service: Genuinely care about people.
- Cultivate a compassionate environment: Changing lives for the better together.
Quality
- Clinical and Operational Excellence: A relentless drive to be the best.
- Holistic Approach: Think and act for the benefit of the whole.
People
- Promote a collaborative environment: Build effective working relationships with others.
- Identify and Develop Talent: Prepare others to deliver excellence.
Financial
- Business Acumen: Know, own and drive our business.
- Continually Simplify and Improve: Work to make everything as efficient as possible.
Growth
- Foster Innovation: Seek and apply leading edge solutions.
- Set Clear Direction: Tell others where you are going, how to get there and why.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time while completing work on a computer
- Ability to lift 10 or more pounds
- Ability to move throughout the workplace