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Ultrasound Specialist-NT

SC OBGYN Associates
Full Time
Day Shift
Mon- Thurs 800am- 4:30p, Fri 800am-100pm

Sign-On Bonus: 5000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Responsible for the independent operation of the ultrasound equipment and for performing and communicating results of diagnostic findings to the provider along with assisting the provider with ultrasound guidance procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Completion of RDMS program
Minimum Years of Experience: One year of successful work experience in ultrasound of the abdomen/pelvis; transabdominal and transvaginal approach
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None
Required Certifications/Licensure: Current certification with the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) in the sub-specialty of OB-GYN;
Fetal Nuchal Translucency certification through the Fetal Medicine Foundation, Nuchal Translucency Quality Review (or successful completion of the certification within one year of hire)
Required Training: Successful completion of an accredited sonography program

Essential Functions

Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population: Adolescent - 13 years to 17 years, Adult - 18 years to 65 years, Geriatric - over 65 years
Performs all requested sonographic examinations as ordered by the attending physician.
Performs duties as required to ensure efficient and effective service to patients.
Coordinates and works with other office staff to assure appropriate patient care is provided.
Practices and encourages Service Excellence.
Reviews images, inputs findings into electronic health records system and sends to physician for evaluation.

Duties & Responsibilities

Maintains ultrasound equipment and work area.
Log patients and procedures.
Maintain equipment to include service calls, clean filters and runs test checks on all machines.
Consults with OBGYN Physicians on reading ultrasound results.
Determines ultrasound supply needs and forwards purchasing requests to supervisory staff.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
Adoption assistance
LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.

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