Vascular Sonographer-Vascular Surgery Huntley

Vascular Sonographer-Vascular Surgery Huntley Full Time Days

This is a Full Time position at 40 hours per week located at the Huntley clinic. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. No call, nights or weekends.

The Vascular Sonographer reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities include demonstrating I-CARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) in daily work and interactions, presenting a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and appearance, providing accurate information and timely updates to patients and customers, using effective service recovery skills to solve problems or service breakdowns when they occur, demonstrating teamwork by helping co-workers within and across departments, using organizational and unit/department resources efficiently, managing work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time, contributing to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement, participating in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services we provide, selecting appropriate equipment for use in ultrasound setup, following exam specifications, assessing patient pain interfering with imaging procedure, selecting a transducer and adjusting the equipment controls according to the prescribed area of interest, the depth of field and other specifications of test, entering test data and patient information into computer of ultrasound equipment to maintain record of test results, moving transducer, by hand, over specified area of the body and to monitor quality of images produced, producing images of internal structures and records diagnostic data, performing all quality control checks, as prescribed, determining physicians orders and performing procedures accordingly, explaining the test to the patient, instructing and assisting the patient in assuming the physical position for examination, giving the patient post exam instructions, maintaining accurate QC logs, service records, etc.,

appropriately utilizing the functionality of the Epic system within their job responsibilities, and staying informed of Epic system updates and implementing into daily work.

Minimum Requirements:

Certification:
Ultrasound Technician Certificate from accredited school. Certified Registered Vascular Tech. American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR certification.

Behavioral Attributes:
Basic computer knowledge.

Preferred:
Graduate of AMA approved training program in ultrasonography preferred. Registered Vascular Tech preferred.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position):
Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception:
New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.