Multi Registered Ultrasound Technologist

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Fertility and family building benefits

Job summary

The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, part of HCA Houston Healthcare, seeks an Ultrasound Technologist to provide high-quality ultrasound services across OB/GYN, abdominal, breast, small parts, and limited vascular exams. You will work under the Radiology Director and Imaging Services Manager to prioritize patient care and maintain professional growth.

Required certifications include BCLS, RDMS/ARRT(S) with eligibility, and on-the-job training eligibility.

Qualifications

• Must obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of start date
• RDMS or ARRT(S) registry required or eligible, obtain within 6 months
• If RDMS registered, RDMS(AB) within 6 months; RDMS(RVT)/CCI(RVS)/ARRT(VS) acceptable for vascular
• RDCS/RDMS or CCI(RCS) acceptable for echocardiography specialties
• Graduate from an accredited School of Sonography or equivalent on-the-job training
• Experience in OB/GYN, abdominal and small parts; preferred neurological and limited vascular experience

Responsibilities

• Provide Ultrasound services including OB/GYN, abdominal, breast, small parts, neurological, and limited vascular exams
• Maintain competence and pursue personal and professional growth
• Identify opportunities for performance improvement on unit and other areas
• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility through time management and waste reduction while maintaining patient safety
• Advocate for patient health, safety and rights with compassionate interactions
• Communicate effectively with physicians, nurses and satellite staff for continuity of care
• Maintain attendance, punctuality and timekeeping
• Uphold professional and organizational standards with ethical practice
• Travel to satellite facilities as staffing requires
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Effective communication

Time management

Professional growth

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Sonography

RDMS or ARRT(S) registered or Registry Eligible

RDMS(RDCS) or CCI (RCS) acceptable

RDMS_AB certification within 6 months

OB/GYN; Abdominal and small parts experience

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Under the supervision of the Radiology Director and Manager of Imaging Services, responsible for the provision of quality Ultrasound Services to include OB/GYN, Abdominal, Breast, Small parts, Neurological, and limited vascular exams. Recognizing the purpose of employment is to prioritize the patient as number one.

What you will do in this role:

• Recognizing the purpose of employment is to prioritize the patient as number one.
• Fulfills the duty and responsibility to maintain competence and to continue personal and professional growth.
• Identifies and assists with opportunities for performance improvement activities on the unit and with other service areas.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by taking ownership of time management, decreasing waste (of time and supplies) and promoting cost effectiveness while maintaining patient safety and quality of care.
• Demonstrates the ability to be an advocate for and strive to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient.
• Interactions with patients and colleagues demonstrate compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status or cultural beliefs.
• Communicate effectively with other care providers (physicians, nurses, and satellite staff) to provide for continuity of patient care and to meet the needs of the customers we serve.
• Demonstrates ability to fulfill requirements of attendance, punctuality, and timekeeping practices.
• Behaviors and interactions demonstrate a positive attitude, personal initiative and motivation to achieve the goals of the unit.
• To uphold the standards of the profession and organization and practice ethically and with integrity.
• Travel to other satellite facilities as needed for staffing requirements
• Other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• RDMS or ARRT(S) registered or Registry Eligible (must obtain initial registry within six months of hire date)
• If RDMS registered, must obtain RDMS(AB) within six months of hire date. RDMS(RVT), CCI (RVS) or ARRT(VS) is acceptable for vascular certification
• RDMS (RDCS) or CCI (RCS) is acceptable for echocardiography specialties
• Required - Graduate of an accredited School of Sonography or equitable on the job training
• Required experience - OB/GYN; Abdominal and small parts
• Preferred - Neurological and limited vascular experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

At The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, our care philosophy is Woman First. It’s in our name, and it’s in our founding mission. Our 420+ bed hospital was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the first women's hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns. Today, we are the state’s premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the area's only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program. As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.