Per Diem Vascular Coordinator - Surgery
About The Position
The Vascular Coordinator performs basic and advanced ultrasound examinations in accordance with established protocols. This role involves reviewing doctors’ interpretations and patient files, monitoring patients, and assisting in the performance of interventional procedures. The coordinator applies knowledge of anatomy, physiology, positioning, and imaging techniques to optimize ultrasound image quality, captures images onto the PACS system, and transfers them to physician workstations. They evaluate images before patient release to ensure diagnostic quality, prepare exam rooms, and participate in quality control, assurance, and improvement activities. Additionally, the role includes reporting equipment failures, maintaining a clean work area and equipment, providing patient education, ensuring patient and family safety, and communicating effectively and compassionately with patients, family members, and other employees.
Requirements
- Graduate of a two-year ultrasound program with clinical and didactic education
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (RDMS) by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
Nice To Haves
- 1 year experience performing ultrasounds preferred
Responsibilities
- Performs basic and advanced ultrasound scans as prescribed by established protocols
- Reviews doctors’ interpretations and patient files, and monitor patients.
- Assists in the performance of interventional procedures.
- Applies knowledge of anatomy, physiology, positioning and imaging techniques to optimize the quality of ultrasound images.
- Captures images onto PACS system and transfers images to physician workstations
- Evaluates images prior to the release of patients to ensure the study is diagnostic.
- Prepares the exam room for procedures by ensuring all inventory and stock prior to arrival of radiologist.
- Participates in the performance and documentation of quality control, quality assurance and improvement activities.
- Informs appropriate personnel of any equipment failure and documents type of problem and any associated downtime.
- Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment to comply with established infection control and departmental protocols. Operates and cares for testing equipment.
- Provides patient education related to specific ultrasound study.
- Ensures the safety of patients and family members.
- Communicates effectively and compassionately with patients, family members and other employees.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
