Sonographer Tech Aide

Beth-Israel-Lahey-Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Technologist Aide in Ultrasound to support the Registered Ultrasonographer. You will help with room prep, patient transfer, scheduling, and other duties to help the radiology team operate efficiently.

This role emphasizes patient safety, accurate information handling, and teamwork. A high school diploma and basic life support are preferred, with vaccination requirements in place.

Join a mission-driven health system delivering care to the community.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Communicates information clearly through computers and telephone/paging systems.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Patient care skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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 ... (remaining responsibilities omitted for brevity for clarity) ...

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 - $24.90The 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