Ultrasound Technologist - $54-74 per hour

Company: Stability Direct
Location: Ukiah
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

Stability Direct is seeking a Ultrasound Technologist for a job in Ukiah, California.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Ultrasound Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: 12/02/2024
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours
• Employment Type: StaffStability Direct is pleased to announce that we have partnered with an award-winning acute-care hospital with key service areas including 24-hour emergency care, heart and vascular institute, women's health, behavioral & mental health, as well as cancer treatment and infusion center - all located in Ukiah Valley, CA which is located in the county seat of Mendocino County. Surrounded by redwoods and vineyards, it is lush with wilderness; great for a perfect work/life/balance!
  
  *Up--to $25K in hiring incentives!
  
  The Lead Ultrasound Technologist leads the ultrasound department in the delivery of clear and accurate images of tissues, organs, vessels and pathology to physicians for diagnosing purposes. Supervises and mentors ultrasound technology and sonography personnel. Oversees quality assurance and maintains equipment. Acts as an expert clinician who demonstrates a high level of knowledge/expertise, and is a leader/resource to the healthcare team.
  
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  Job Requirements:
  Education and Work Experience:
  
  
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  • Bachelor's Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
    
  • Master's Degree: Preferred
    
  • Five year's technical experience: Preferred
    
  • One year's leadership experience: Preferred
    
  • Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred
    
    Licenses/Certifications:
    
    
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    • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
      
    • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Preferred
      
    • National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred
      
    • Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification: Required
      
      Facility Specific License/Certifications:
      
      
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      • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Healthstream Advanced Cardiac Life Support (HS-ACLS) or RQIACLS: Required
        
        Department Specific License/Certifications:
        
        
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        • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Healthstream Pediatric Advanced Life Support (HS-PALS) or RQIPALS: Required
          
        • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC): Required
          
        • Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP): Required
          
          Essential Functions:
          
          
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          • Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff. Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions. Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deems appropriate. Monitors attendance. Works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs. Uses consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.
            
          • Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements. Creates a culture of open communication. Develops strategies to improve patient/family, and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports. Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses-of-action, and making decisions/recommendations after considering the various possibilities.
            
          • Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families. Directs/monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work. Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues, as needed. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care as per care setting.
            
          • Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are necessary. Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determines this to be appropriate. Completes monthly unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or unbalanced/short staffing events.
            
          • Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull-ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and forecasting admission. Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and operational. Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.
            
          • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
            
            Stability Direct Job ID #5274. Posted job title: Lead Ultrasound TechnologistAbout Stability DirectStability Direct, Stability Healthcare's boutique permanent placement division was formed in 2022 with a mission of becoming a service leader in the industry.-- In a very short period of time, we have become the staffing partner of choice for award-winning and reputable health systems across the country including Adventist Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Jupiter Medical Center, Roper Hospital, and Southeast Georgia Health System.-- With decades of wide-ranging direct placement experience and an unwavering dedication to white glove service, we have found that by utilizing a truly collaborative and personalized approach that we are able to solve even the most complex staffing challenges that hospitals face today.

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