Ultrasound Quality Assurance Specialist

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PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Collaborates with the ACD for accreditation and maintains quality assurance to meet third party agencies, including but not limited to TJC, DPH, CMS 2. Collaborates with staff, radiologists, and department leadership to ensure exam protocols, patient care processes, and image quality are optimized. 3. Functions as a scanning sonographer to maintain optimal direct patient care skills as well as maintain imaging skills. Performs high quality exams, has an in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology can operate and utilize reputed company types of ultrasound reputed company equipment and supplies. 4. Assists in the orientation of new employees and formally and informally instructs technologists and residents. 5. Works with ultrasound management team with assessing sonographers through the competency program for new hires, new trainings, and for annual competencies 6. Coordinates training for reputed company staff (technologists, reputed company, etc.) in the use of general US applications and special imaging applications (contrast, elastography, 3D, etc.) and research imaging 7. Instructs the ultrasound reputed company reputed company the clinical setting on reputed company aspects of patient care. This includes but is not limited to imaging, professionalism, safety techniques, empathetic listening, and reputed company other attributes for a diagnostic exam and positive patient experience. Elicit feedback from the staff and uses that to further reputed company the reputed company. Coordinate student trainings and evaluates reputed company according to competencies outlined by the Medical Sonography Programs. 8. Assists with reputed company quality assurance procedures that are necessary for the department. This includes and is not limited to technical feedback, annual competencies, and prepping team for regulatory visits. 9. The QA specialist will reputed company training and reputed company the education process for staff technologists and reputed company to improve individual and department-wide performance, based on information coming through the technical feedback program. 10. Acts as a liaison between the Medical Sonography Programs, Department of Radiology and Hospital Divisions. Addresses any issues that may arise. 11. Responsible for reputed company clinical documentation that the Medical Sonography Programs require. 12. Performs reputed company staff sonographer duties as required. 13. Performs other duties as assigned or required. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Graduate of an accredited school of Diagnostic Medical Sonography and/or Imaging Program with 3-5 years of experience as an ultrasound technologist. 2. Must meet the requirements and successfully complete the ARDMS certification (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) and/or ARRT (S) (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists) and/or equivalent. 3. Must become registered in reputed company the institution’s accredited specialties: first or second specialty must be completed reputed company one year of start of employment. Additional specialty reputed company second year of employment. 4. Associate’s Degree required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Will accept 15 years of experience in lieu of Associate degree. Additional Job Details (if applicable) Remote Type Onsite Work Location 45 Francis Street Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Employee Type Regular Work Shift Day (United States of America) Pay Range $37.55 - $55.48/Hourly Grade 6 At reputed company, we reputed company in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. 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