Ultrasound Tech Intern

Job Description

Someone enrolled in a contracted educational program.

SHIFT & SCHEDULE: 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

• Under the supervision of faculty or clinical preceptor, the student can perform functions for which he/she has the educational foundation to perform safely.
• “Intern” means an individual who is enrolled in a contracted formal educational program.
• A clinical preceptor is not employed by the educational program as a faculty member and facilitates student learning in a manner prescribed by a signed written agreement between the educational institution, preceptor, and affiliating agency (as applicable).
• Faculty member--an individual employed to teach in an educational program
• The Radiology Career Ladder Radiology Career Ladder Policy is designed to recognize professional excellence in relation to imaging. The policy outlines the process by which the employee will be evaluated to ensure that the employee is meeting minimum job level requirements to maintain their current level on the career ladder, a mechanism for the employee to advance up the ladder or for management to adjust their level down if the employee does not meet the minimum requirements for their current level. The Radiology Career Ladder Chart Radiology Career Ladder Chart gives an overview of each ladder requirements while the Radiology Career Ladder Evaluation Request Radiology Career Ladder Evaluation Request Form is where the employee documents achievements and obtains approval to maintain same level or advance to next level.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must be a high school graduate or equivalent and enrolled in a contracted formal educational program
• Required to complete two (2) hours of hospital provided continuing education hours upon hire and annually for Advanced Sterile Processing Certification. Education will focus on the handling of soiled instrumentation at the point of use and storage of instrumentation for sterile processing department pick-up

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Requires the ability to read and analyze information.
• Requires the ability to effectively communicate and respond to questions from all Hospital’s publics.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The individual must be able to:

Ø Stand, walk, sit, stoop, reach, lift, see, speak and hear. Lifting is limited to 35 lbs. for clinical staff and to 50 lbs. for non-clinical staff. The individual must use an assisted-lift device or get another individual(s) to assist with the lift that is over these maximum limits.