Sonographer Tech Aide

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, MA seeks a Technologist Aide in Ultrasound to support the Registered Ultrasonographer. Responsibilities include room setup, patient transfers, and coordinating exams to keep imaging operations efficient.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, strong interpersonal and patient care skills, and a preferred Basic Life Support certification. Compensation ranges with experience and shift differentials are provided.

Qualifications

• Education: High school graduate or equivalent.
• Good interpersonal skills and patient care skills.
• A certificate of Basic Life Support is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare exam room and patient for procedures, ensuring equipment is ready.
• Interview patient, family, and other providers to collect information.
• Assess appropriateness of procedures using medical records and radiology requisitions.
• Assist with safe transfers to/from radiology and supporting departments.
• Ensure patients can ambulate or provide necessary supervision and assistance.
• Adhere to department and facility policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate patient identification, requisitions, and image annotations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Patient care skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you’re not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Technologist Aide in Ultrasound will assist the Registered Ultrasonographer in the performance of their duties. This will include, but not be limited to, the following: room preparation and cleaning; answering phones, scheduling exams; transfer of information; transfer patient to/from Radiology; transfer of a patient from stretcher to the table; and other duties with which the technologist requires assistance to work more effectively and efficiently. Patient information is always protected.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Accurately prepares room and patient for a procedure, assuring all needed exam equipment is available before the start of the examination. Including daily x-ray room QC, stocking supplies, etc.

Collect information by interviewing the patient, family, or significant other and other health care providers.

Completes assessments by utilizing the medical record and radiology requisition(s) or verbal orders to ensure the appropriateness of procedures ordered.

Provides safe and efficient patient transfers to and from the radiology department and supporting departments, ensuring optimization of imaging can occur.

Ensures that patients can ambulate on their own when necessary or, if not, they are given the proper supervision and assistance.

Implements departmental and facility standards by following the established policies and procedures.

Makes an accurate assessment of the patient’s condition/status, thus ensuring the appropriateness of the procedure ordered.

Manages and communicates information through various processes, which include but are not limited to the following: computers, and telephone/paging systems. Provide accurate information on the film such as correct patient identification, correct requisition, correct image annotation, and technologist initials.

Effectively communicate with other members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal patient care.

Properly identifies oneself and properly identifies patients before the start of a procedure as established by departmental policies and procedures.

Readily and willingly contributes to the team approach, to provide the best possible patient care and service.

Upon completion of the procedure, properly cleans and organizes room and performs any necessary cleaning of equipment as established by departmental policies and procedures standards.

Reports all safety hazards that could harm patients, visitors, or other hospital employees to appropriate supervisors immediately at all times.

Utilizes the proper procedure for emergency codes, such as Dial 22.

Upload and Burn CDs as requested by patients, providers, and associated departments.

Prepare fluoroscopy room for routine and urgent procedures as requested.

This position requires moving about on foot throughout the department and hospital and from station to station. The position also requires using the upper extremities to exert force to push, pull, or drag equipment and/or transport patients. The position also requires frequent bending, stooping, and kneeling the position patients.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High school graduate or equivalent.

Good interpersonal skills and patient care skills.

A certificate of Basic Life Support is preferred.

Pay Range:

$18.50 - $24.90

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geographyof work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients’ lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled