Ultrasonographer - Diagnostic Imaging Specialist

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Advocate Aurora Health Full time
Job Summary

As an Ultrasonographer at Advocate Aurora Health, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality diagnostic imaging services to our patients. You will be responsible for performing a comprehensive array of sophisticated abdominal, OB/GYN, vascular, and small parts procedures, demonstrating the appropriate anatomy under investigation for all STAT and routine procedures.

Main Responsibilities
  • Independently provide technically optimal, thorough, and accurate images for diagnostic assessment.
  • Accurately recognize and demonstrate critical findings such as deep vein thrombosis, ectopic pregnancy, aortic aneurysms or dissection, utilizing all aspects of established criteria for physician interpretation.
  • Demonstrate competence in the operation of all imaging and monitoring related equipment and report any equipment problem to the Department Coordinator in a timely manner.
  • Assist physicians during other related procedures such as amniocentesis, thoracentesis, biopsies, cath lab procedures, surgery, thrombin injection, and compression for pseudoaneurysm, etc.
  • Assess arterial circulation by using pulse doppler, duplex imaging, and physiologic indirect testing. Analyze and demonstrate hemodynamics of the extracranial, carotid arteries, and document per criteria and protocol.
  • Assess and accurately demonstrate for the interpreting physician, hemodynamics of native arteries, surgical arterial grafts, and arterial/venous fistulas for dialysis purposes. Physically map out the saphenous vein or superficial system, including all tributaries and vein diameters for the purpose of surgical harvesting.
  • Assess and accurately demonstrate for the interpreting physician normal and pathology of abdominal and pelvic organs, small parts, venous and arterial systems, obstetrical criteria, etc.
  • Provide preliminary results exactly as stated in department protocols.

Requirements
  • Medical Sonographer (RDMS) registration with Abdomen issued by the American Registry of Diagnostic Med Sonography (ARDMS) needs to be obtained within 3 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.
  • Medical Sonographer (RDMS) registration with OB/GYN issued by the American Registry of Diagnostic Med Sonography (ARDMS) needs to be obtained within 3 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.
  • Vascular Technologist (RVT) registration issued by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) needs to be obtained within 3 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, or
  • Vascular Sonography (VS) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) needs to be obtained within 3 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, or
  • Vascular Specialist (RVS) registration issued by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) needs to be obtained within 3 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, and
  • Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS-AE) registration with Adult Echo issued by the ARDMS needs to be obtained within 18 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, or
  • Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) registration issued by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) needs to be obtained within 18 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, and
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Associates degree in Allied Health or Bachelor of Science degree in Allied Health Science preferred.
  • Typically requires 1 year experience in Abdomen and OB/GYN.
  • Typically requires 1 year experience in Vascular exams.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
  • Ability to be flexible to work weekends, holidays, STAT call-ins in order to accommodate staffing needs.
  • Ability to perform lifting and transferring related to patient care.
  • Ability to move ultrasound equipment for portable studies to various nursing units.
  • Ability to communicate with patients and to respond to patients in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environment with established time constraints.
  • Exposure to ill patients; may be exposed to blood and urine samples.
  • Incorporates the provision of cultural and age-specific needs while exhibiting communication skills necessary to interpret age-specific responses.
  • Primary interactions would be with adult, geriatric, and pediatric individuals.
  • Requires good judgment, reliability, responsibility, independent thought, and action.
  • Ability and skills to assume temporary leadership role in the absence of the coordinator.
  • Extreme flexibility in working hours and on-call rotation.
  • Moving of equipment to bedside.
  • Attend on-going in-services and/or CME's to maintain accreditation required to satisfy the ARDMS, RVT, ICAVL, and ACR standards.
  • Member of professional societies.
  • Read journals for new and upcoming procedures.

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