Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Ultrasound Technologist
POSITION SUMMARY:
Provides direct patient care, applying sound physics to assist with diagnosis. Perform sonographic imaging and related procedures in all applications of ultrasound. Demonstrates anatomy for interpretation and /or intervention by, or at the request of a licensed practitioner. Exercises professional judgment in the performance of services and maintains a demeanor complementary to medical ethics. Applies appropriate patient care and recognizes patient conditions essential for successful completion of the procedure. Applies knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span to identify patient and family requirements relative to age-specific needs.
Participates in providing patient-specific care standards as directed and follows service excellence standards to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical Responsibilities
Consistently produce scans of optimal diagnostic quality on patients ranging from neonatal to geriatric, adhering to established scanning and operational protocols
Operate the Ultrasound equipment safely, efficiently, and effectively
Complete diagnostic quality scans in a timely manner; Continuously triage incoming orders and modify workflow to prioritize STAT and urgent demands
Demonstrate proficiency in scanning trauma, acute & technically challenging patients; Possess skills to modify positioning and scanning parameters as needed to ensure diagnostic accuracy
Possess in-depth knowledge of human anatomy, pathology, and image optimization to provide diagnostic information necessary for diagnosis; communicate preliminary findings and relevant patient information to the Radiologist
Cross-collaboration with other departments to coordinate procedures
Assist physicians with performing invasive exams according to departmental guidelines; Knowledge of biopsy and procedural supplies, including associated charges
Assist with procedures in the OR
Review written orders, assess patient identification, and ensure indications are appropriate prior to procedures
Ensure that procedure rooms are clean, stocked, and communicate when supplies need to be ordered
Accurately perform and document high-level disinfection on transvaginal transducers according to policy
Cover on-call shifts on a rotating basis; Arrive at facility within 30 minutes of receipt of call
Accept direction and constructive feedback in a positive and professional manner
Maintain working knowledge and adherence to all SAMC Hospital codes, policies, values, standards, and mandatory education
Conduct must reflect the Company’s values and a commitment to the Code of Conduct ethics and compliance program.
Other duties, as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:
Required:
Credentials with the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
BLS certification
Preferred:
Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT)
Post-primary certification in Sonography
St. David's South Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
St. David's South Austin Medical Center, is a 368‑bed acute care hospital within St. David’s HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub‑specialty services. Key programs include a nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region’s only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; a Level II trauma center; advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services; full‑service maternity and newborn care; and four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop.
The facility is affiliated with theTexas Institute for Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Ultrasound Technologist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.
And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.