Cardiovascular Sonographer II- HS Diagnostic Services

Description

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Are you looking for a place to work that feels less like “work” and more like a second home? Come be a part of our enjoyable, well-rounded team at a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Southern Wake County!

Our welcoming and supportive culture makes it just as important for us to help you succeed as it is to serve our community with excellence. We’re a collaborative department made up of multiple imaging modalities—working together like one big, happy family.

If you're fun, flexible, a great team player who can also thrive independently, and want a place where your contributions are truly valued, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Position Details:

Location:

UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital. If more hours are desired, staff are able to help out at our Raleigh campus too.

Status:
Fixed Per Diem (Guaranteed 9 hours a week)

Shift Requirement:
Saturday and Sunday, 9a-230p (Hours can be flexible)

No call or holiday shifts required for PRNs.

Job Duties:

Our echo/stress department helps support imaging needs for inpatients (including peds), ER and outpatients.

We also pride ourselves on promoting a healthy work/life balance and creating an environment where people enjoy coming to work. If that sounds like your kind of vibe—we’d love to hear from you!

Summary:

Employs radiologic sciences technology to perform a variety of patient care, technical, and diagnostic tasks targeted to the care of patients with cardiovascular disease. Major tasks include ultrasound imaging, patient preparation and post procedure care, procedure room set-up and cleaning, technical reporting, and quality monitoring.

Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrates competence in delivering pre-procedure and post-procedure patient care including, but not limited to patient assessment pre- and post-procedure care and, emergency cardiac care (CPR is required). Additionally, assistance with post-procedure transport may be required.
2. Ensures equipment is calibrated and properly maintained on a daily basis. Performs and records all equipment maintenance and quality assurance monitoring. Troubleshoots and identifies any equipment problems and reports to appropriate supervisor or biomedical engineering.
3. Generates ultrasound images of the heart and/or vascular related structures. Performs advanced cardiac ultrasound studies in care of patients with complex conditions and regularly performs multiple study types with varied anatomical areas.
4. Performs vascular studies and real time readings/reports in the operating room for invasive and non-invasive vascular procedures.
5. Performs studies for inpatient neonatal/NICU and pediatric patients.
6. May perform staff training and education. Serves as a subject matter expert and resource to Cardiovascular Sonographers.
7. Monitors and records patient information and maintains report storage and data systems. Compiles and enters data necessary for charge entry and prepares reports. Also responsible for retrieval of stored information and reports from the automated storage system.
8. Prepares procedure room and equipment for daily use and is responsible for timely and efficient room preparation between procedures.
9. Independently responds to on-call needs for emergent procedures.

Other information:
Education Requirements:

● Associate’s degree in Sonography, Radiology or a related field within 3 months of hire, OR Completion of a twelve (12) month ultrasound program within 3 months of hire.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:

● Registered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS), Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or registry eligible and become registered within one (1) year from date of hire. Must maintain registry status and continuing education requirements annually.
Professional Experience Requirements:

● One year minimum experience in acute hospital setting.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

● Specific competencies required by entity.