Sonographer - Imaging

Overview

Position Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children are seeking an experienced sonographer with a strong background in obstetrics to join our night shift team at WPH
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Summary Orlando Health is committed to providing benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

• Competitive Pay:
  Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.
• All Inclusive Benefits:
  Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, and more for full time and part time employees.
• Employee-centric:
  Orlando Health has been selected as one of the 2020 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare.
• Committed to Community:
  Orlando Health provides more than $450 million in total value to the community in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more.
• Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State
  
  Employer:
  
  Forbes named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2021. This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued.

Essential Functions

• Works closely with Radiologist to perform diagnostic sonographic exams.
• Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.
• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures.
• Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality.
• Adheres to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards.
• Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desired results.
• Performs proper patient identification, acquires patient’s clinical history, and ensures that the information is accurately documented.
• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation.
• Assesses diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• Complies with Quality Control standards and participates in all Quality Control tasks.
• Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation.
• Applies appropriate standard precautions and personal protective equipment to prevent cross-contamination of contagious diseases.
• Assists in supervision of student sonographers and training of new sonographers.
• Utilizes all Corporate Radiology computer systems effectively and accurately.
• Ensures safety of all customers.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Experience

• One (1) year of experience in sonography. Knowledge of routine and complex ultrasound procedures which may include invasive procedures such as biopsies, amniocentesis, thoracentesis, breast cyst aspiration, breast localization, and knowledge of Doppler, 3D/4D, and pediatric sonography. Routinely demonstrates competency in performing ultrasound examinations pertinent to department.

Licensure/Certification

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) registered through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
• Maintains current BLS/Health Care Provider certificate.
• Maintains RDMS physics registry and a minimum of two ARDMS registries pertinent to department.

This is a night shift opportunity (Sat, Sun, Mon, 6:30 pm – 7:00 am) with responsibilities involving obstetric and pediatric ultrasound as described above.