Ultrasound Technologist - $54-74 per hour
Company: Stability Direct
Location: Ukiah
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
Stability Direct is seeking a Ultrasound Technologist for a job
in Ukiah, California.Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Ultrasound Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: 12/02/2024
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours
- Employment Type: StaffStability Direct is pleased to announce
that we have partnered with an award-winning acute-care hospital
with key service areas including 24-hour emergency care, heart and
vascular institute, women's health, behavioral & mental health, as
well as cancer treatment and infusion center - all located in Ukiah
Valley, CA which is located in the county seat of Mendocino County.
Surrounded by redwoods and vineyards, it is lush with wilderness;
great for a perfect work/life/balance!
*Up--to $25K in hiring incentives!
The Lead Ultrasound Technologist leads the ultrasound department in
the delivery of clear and accurate images of tissues, organs,
vessels and pathology to physicians for diagnosing purposes.
Supervises and mentors ultrasound technology and sonography
personnel. Oversees quality assurance and maintains equipment. Acts
as an expert clinician who demonstrates a high level of
knowledge/expertise, and is a leader/resource to the healthcare
team.
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Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of
education/related experience: Required
- Master's Degree: Preferred
- Five year's technical experience: Preferred
- One year's leadership experience: Preferred
- Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital
setting: Preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice:
Required
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS
OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Preferred
- National specialty certification in area of expertise or in
nursing administration: Preferred
- Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification:
Required
Facility Specific License/Certifications:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Healthstream Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (HS-ACLS) or RQIACLS: Required
Department Specific License/Certifications:
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Healthstream
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (HS-PALS) or RQIPALS:
Required
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC): Required
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP): Required
Essential Functions:
- Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and
retaining skilled professional staff. Builds a strong
infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions.
Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to
create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of
personnel supervised. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deems
appropriate. Monitors attendance. Works closely with staff, unit
champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet
educational needs. Uses consistent exercise of discretion and
judgment.
- Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality
of care and compliance with regulatory requirements. Creates a
culture of open communication. Develops strategies to improve
patient/family, and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards
of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held
accountable to. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care
through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident
reports. Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect
to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible
courses-of-action, and making decisions/recommendations after
considering the various possibilities.
- Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and
actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care
for patients and families. Directs/monitors personnel in the
performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate
patient care and quality of work. Investigates and resolves patient
care and operational issues, as needed. Initiates and coordinates
individual and team conferences with health team members, patients,
and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal,
individualized patient care as per care setting.
- Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily
basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are
necessary. Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when
independently determines this to be appropriate. Completes monthly
unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with
staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or
unbalanced/short staffing events.
- Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients,
pull-ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and
forecasting admission. Works with facility services to assure that
the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and
operational. Prevents complications of care including nosocomial
infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Stability Direct Job ID #5274. Posted job title: Lead Ultrasound
TechnologistAbout Stability DirectStability Direct, Stability
Healthcare's boutique permanent placement division was formed in
2022 with a mission of becoming a service leader in the industry.--
In a very short period of time, we have become the staffing partner
of choice for award-winning and reputable health systems across the
country including Adventist Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Jupiter Medical Center, Roper Hospital, and Southeast
Georgia Health System.-- With decades of wide-ranging direct
placement experience and an unwavering dedication to white glove
service, we have found that by utilizing a truly collaborative and
personalized approach that we are able to solve even the most
complex staffing challenges that hospitals face today.
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