Specialty Sonographer - Vascular Testing

Health First Careers•Melbourne, FL

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About The Position

The Specialty Sonographer delivers direct and indirect quality patient care while supporting quality, safety, customer service, and stewardship. The role performs specialty sonograms in vascular testing, cardiology testing, breast imaging, or obstetrics and gynecology, and completes scans in compliance with regulatory requirements and department processes.

Requirements

Graduate of a radiology technology, sonography, or cardiovascular program.
Registered through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS), or the Cardiovascular Credentialing Institute (CCI).
Hold one of the listed specialty credentials, or obtain one within two years of becoming registry eligible: RCCS, RCES, RCIS, RCS, RDCS (AE), RDCS (FE), RDCS (PE), RDMS (AB), RDMS (OB/GYN), RDMS (BR), RDMS (FE), RDMS (PS), ARRT (BS), ARRT (S), ARRT (VS), RVT (VT), or RVS.
Hold an American Heart Association Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Completion Card before the start date and maintain it.
Basic computer skills, including knowledge of MS Office Outlook and Word.
Excellent communication skills in an active team environment.
Ability to assess and interpret data.
Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, and physicians at varying levels of understanding.
Flexibility to work evening and weekend shifts as needed.
Meet the stated moderate physical requirements, including frequent physical agility; occasional lifting or moving of objects up to 50 pounds of force; and potentially lifting, turning, pulling, pushing, or ambulating people or equipment for up to 90% of the assigned shift.

Nice To Haves

Prior sonography work experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Verify two forms of patient identification for every patient and ensure the correct procedure is performed on the correct patient.
Complete required written and electronic documentation, including patient history, pregnancy and IV contrast information, procedural consent, medication administration records, safety portal entries, medication reconciliation, and PACS documentation.
Ensure charges for procedures and supplies are complete and accurate.
Review exam orders in medical charts and prescriptions before performing exams.
Follow procedure protocols, produce images that meet image-quality standards, and comply with federal, state, and regional healthcare regulations and The Joint Commission standards.
Position patients using appropriate techniques.
Identify, prepare, and administer medications within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
Maintain productivity as determined by leadership.
Use aseptic and sterile techniques according to infection-control guidelines and policies.
Clean and disinfect equipment before each patient encounter and promptly report malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate department, associates, and management.
Keep exam rooms clean, neat, stocked, and disinfected.