About this Ultrasound Clinical Support Student - Ultrasound role at Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Location Address:
1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930Compensation Pay Range:
Minimum Offer $18.33 Maximum Offer $30.24Summary:
Presbyterian is seeking an Ultrasound Clinical Support Student to join our dynamic team. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a clinical setting, working alongside experienced professionals to support and enhance patient care. You will provide clinical assistance and support to the Radiology (X-ray/US/CT/MR/NM/IR) department by performing a variety of clinical and clerical support functions under the direct supervision of a Licensed Radiology Professional.How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring imaging orders are correct and available for technologist review.
- Review scheduled procedures to ensure pre-procedure labs are ordered before scheduled exams.
- Answers all calls promptly and courteously, taking accurate messages and delivering them promptly.
- Transcribes, schedules, and reschedules patient examinations, documenting appropriately all necessary information and providing prep information. Schedules other exams pre-procedure provider protocol.
- Assists the imaging technologist and radiologist by contacting referring providers.
- Provides copies of imaging records and uploads images in the PACS system for patients. Follows HIPAA rules associated with EMR information.
- Utilizes Hospital (Epic) and Radiology (RIS, PACS) software programs to perform duties and ensure that the data entry is correct.
- Transports patients from department to patient pick-up, transport to/ from clinical areas to department.
- Cleans and disinfects/ prepares and maintains patient examination rooms, holding bays and waiting areas.
- Obtains lab results and checks for allergies and implants prior to patients scheduled examination.
- Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance and safety.
- Checks equipment supplies and accessories on a regular basis. Required to maintain stock of supplies for department examination rooms.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation and education programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma, or GED equivalent.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
- Actively enrolled as a student in an accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography program in preparation of registry (ARRT/ARDMS).
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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
Compensation Disclaimer
The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
