Description
Position at Northern Dutchess Hospital
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
Summary of Job Purpose:
Provides health care services applying sonic energy to assist in diagnosis or treatment. Performs ultrasonic imaging and related procedures in the following areas: OB/GYN, abdomen, pediatric extremities and vascular procedures. Demonstrates anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention by, or at the request of a licensed practitioner. Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complementary to medical ethics. Provides appropriate patient care and recognizes patient’s conditions essential for successful completion of the procedure. Population served based on scope of services in the department.
Essential Job Qualifications:
- Education: Graduate from an A.M.A. approved school of Sonography
- Experience: 2 years experience preferred
- License: RDMS or ARRT (S)- Strongly preferred. Unregistered sonographers must be registered within one year of hire date.
Working Conditions:
Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Some occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Company: Northern Dutchess Hospital
Org Unit: 1348
Department: Ultrasound
Exempt: No
Rate: $46.37-$57.98