Description
Join our team as an Echo Vascular Sonographer at St. George Regional Hospital. We are seeking an experienced and skilled PRN Echo Vascular Sonographer to join our healthcare team. You will perform diagnostic cardiac and vascular exams under the direction of a physician to identify cardiac or venous abnormalities leading to patient diagnosis.
Responsibilities:
- Prioritise and schedule exams, coordinating with medical staff, physician offices, caregivers, and patients
- Prepare for exams by following patient identification processes, educating patients and families on procedures, and transporting patients
- Perform ultrasound exams consistent with related protocols and in a timely manner, ensuring patient safety and comfort, and achieving quality outcomes
- Identify patient needs and communicate with physicians, caregivers, patients, and families
- Document exam results and apply charge codes for exams and supplies
- Clean and maintain equipment, work area, and stock supplies
- Mentor caregivers and students on basic equipment use and procedural techniques
- Participate in educational opportunities to ensure clinical competence and develop additional skills and knowledge
Requirements:
- Eligible to take the ARDMS or CCI boards in cardiac or vascular sonography within one year of hire date
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
- Participating in or graduate of an accredited or certificate program
- Completion of Intermountain Adult Echocardiography Program upon hire is required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Skillsets or registries in one or all of the following: Adult Echo, Pediatric Echo, Structural Heart Echo, or Vascular Ultrasound
Physical Requirements:
- Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication, hearing, and understanding
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- Expected to lift and utilise full range of movement to transfer patients, bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
Benefits:
- Generous benefits package covering a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness