Diagnostic Sonographer PRN - Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Shelbyville, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is the region's largest comprehensive academic health system with eight hospitals and over 180 clinics. They have a long tradition of providing world-class care and are committed to moving medicine forward through patient care, education, and research. Vanderbilt Health fosters a collaborative and supportive community where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and uniqueness is celebrated. They are dedicated to uniting talented, compassionate people to bring advanced care to their neighbors. The Ultrasound department is crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence. Allied health professionals perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic healthcare services. This role is responsible for providing patients of all age groups (neonate to geriatric) with quality ultrasound procedures and diagnostic evaluations under the direction of a radiologist. The position requires adherence to established hospital and departmental policies and procedures with minimal supervision and collaboration with other healthcare professionals to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired outcomes.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer - Certification - Others
Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year of experience

Responsibilities

Provide the patient with a quality ultrasound procedure and diagnostic evaluation, for all age groups from neonate to geriatric, under the direction of the radiologist.
Abide by the established hospital and departmental policies and procedures with minimal supervision.
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals in and out of the hospital to ensure effective, efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired outcomes.
Execute job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyze moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Provide informal guidance and support to team members.
Invest time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Maintain regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Recognize group interactions and modify one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Seek to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customize services to better address them.
Approach problems from different angles; identify new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Provide ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Engage regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly address quality issues promptly.
Apply various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identify ways to resolve them.
Understand all aspects of providing a safe environment and perform routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
Demonstrate a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Apply understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Demonstrate strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Proactively identify new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Demonstrate an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
View difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embrace change instead of emphasizing negative elements.