If you ever thougth about becoming an ultrasound technician, then this article is for you. By readinf the article, you will learn everything you need to know about the job. In this article I will summarize the important aspects of the job. By writting thi article I hope to encourage you to work in this amazing field.
Being an ultrasound technician can be very challenging depending on which type of exam you are doing or the type of patient you have. But If you like your job, it will be an amazing experience.
The ultrasound technicians have many different responsibilities such as; -Prepare the exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct examinations - Assist radiologists as needed with ultrasound-guided biopsies, vascular ultrasound procedures, etc. - Recognize the appropriate anatomy and pathology using ultrasound equipment. - Make quality images to help doctors make good diagnoses. - Care properly for sonography equipment and report equipment failure. - Write reports based upon the scan results and about the patient attitude during the ultrasound exam.
First of all, They will consult the list of appointments they have during the day. Secondly, they will prepare they ultrasound equipment and the medical supplies if needed. After, they welcome different patients in their exam room and make quality images of their body to help the doctors diagnose potential pathologies. After finishing all the scheduled appointments, they can clean all their equipment and exam room. The work schedule will depend on the day. Some technician will wok at night and some will be working during the day time.
Ultrasound technicians are usually working in hospitals, but they can also work in private medical clinics.
In Quebec, since the Medical Ultrasound Technology program as recently been offered, the College of Ahuntsic is one of the few colleges that offers the opportunity to study in this field. To become an ultrasound technician, you need to finish the Medical Ultrasound Technology program and succeed the final OTIMROEPMQ exam.
In Canada, a new ultrasound technician would make $59,309 per year (4,942/month and 30,42/hour.) An ultrasound technician's salary varies based on the area of expertise, level of experience, education, certifications, and other factors. An experienced ultrasound technician would make $59,446 per year or more.
Since the Medical Ultrasound Technology Program in very recent, there isn't any additional training that the technician can do. The only way to become better at their job, is to work more time. This way, they will become more experimented.
The only dangers of being an ultrasound technician would injuries related to a poor ergonomic during the work, such as bursitis, tendonitis, and rotator cuff tears, inflammation of the tendons (tendonitis) or tendon sheath (tenosynovitis) of the hand and wrist, and nerve entrapment syndromes, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital syndrome, and, to a lesser extent, thoracic outlet syndrome occur and affect not only muscles and tendons but also nerves and the circulation to the arm and hand.
There isn't any chance that ultrasound technicians will be replaced by robots because in a medical field, employee are working very closely with people. Robots will not be able to welcome correctly the patient and make them feel comfortable in the exam room (an ultrasound exam can be very stressful for certain patients). Robots are not able to read people emotions and to adapt to them. Since there in a human side to the job, robots will never be able to replace a human technician.
Ultrasound technicians are usually retiring at the age of 60 years old. But it always depends on the person. Some injuries or other specific situations can have an impact on the retirement age of the ultrasound technician.
After reading this article, I hope I answered to all of your questions about the ultrasound technician job, and that I encouraged you to work in this amazing job field! I hope you have a great day, and I thank you for reading my article.
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