Cardiovascular Sonographer II - Cardiac Sonographer

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$15,000 commitment incentive

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, NC, seeks a Cardiac Sonographer to operate ultrasound imaging for cardiovascular care, with duties including pre/post-care, room setup, and quality monitoring. The role demands ARDMS/CCI certification, RN? No, sonography registry, and at least 1 year of hospital experience.

The position is full-time, onsite, with a 40-hour work week and a 7:30am start. It offers an incentive and benefits under UNC Health System.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Sonography or Radiology (or 12-month ultrasound program) within 3 months of hire.
• Registered ARDMS or CCI (or registry-eligible) and registered within 1 year of hire.
• One year minimum experience in acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Delivers pre- and post-procedure patient care including CPR when needed.
• Ensures daily equipment calibration and maintenance; reports issues to supervisor/biomedical engineering.
• Generates cardiac ultrasound images and performs advanced studies for complex conditions.
• Performs vascular studies and real-time readings in the operating room for invasive and non-invasive procedures.
• Conducts studies for inpatient neonatal/NICU and pediatric patients.
• Teaches staff and serves as a resource to Cardiovascular Sonographers.
• Monitors and records patient data; prepares reports and manages data storage/retrieval.
• Prepares procedure room and equipment; maintains timely room turnover between procedures.
• Responds to on-call needs for emergent procedures and communicates urgent findings.

Education

Associate's degree in Sonography, Radiology or a related field within 3 months of hire

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

*This position qualifies for a $15,000 commitment incentive which will be paid over a three (3) year work commitment.

Summary

Employs radiologic sciences technology to perform a variety of patient care, technical, and diagnostic tasks targeted to the care of patients with cardiovascular disease. Major tasks include ultrasound imaging, patient preparation and post procedure care, procedure room set-up and cleaning, technical reporting, and quality monitoring.

Shift: M-F with a weekend rotation every 1-2 months. Choice between five 8s and four 10s. Start time 7:30am daily.

Call: 1 night per week

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competence in delivering pre-procedure and post-procedure patient care including, but not limited to patient assessment pre- and post-procedure care and, emergency cardiac care (CPR is required). Additionally, assistance with post-procedure transport may be required.
• Ensures equipment is calibrated and properly maintained on a daily basis. Performs and records all equipment maintenance and quality assurance monitoring. Troubleshoots and identifies any equipment problems and reports to appropriate supervisor or biomedical engineering.
• Generates ultrasound images of the heart and/or vascular related structures. Performs advanced cardiac ultrasound studies in care of patients with complex conditions and regularly performs multiple study types with varied anatomical areas.
• Performs vascular studies and real time readings/reports in the operating room for invasive and non-invasive vascular procedures.
• Performs studies for inpatient neonatal/NICU and pediatric patients.
• May perform staff training and education. Serves as a subject matter expert and resource to Cardiovascular Sonographers.
• Monitors and records patient information and maintains report storage and data systems. Compiles and enters data necessary for charge entry and prepares reports. Also responsible for retrieval of stored information and reports from the automated storage system.
• Prepares procedure room and equipment for daily use and is responsible for timely and efficient room preparation between procedures.
• Independently responds to on-call needs for emergent procedures.
• Performs cardiac ultrasound evaluations
• Attends weekly department educational conferences
• Communicates urgent exam findings to Cardiologist and routes studies for interpretation
• Obtains pertinent patient health history prior to examination
• Prepares procedure room and maintains equipment
• Identifies and reports any equipment issues
• May be asked to help teach students, fellow cardiologists, and co-workers

Education Requirements

• Associate's degree in Sonography, Radiology or a related field within 3 months of hire, OR Completion of a twelve (12) month ultrasound program within 3 months of hire.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Registered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS), Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or registry eligible and become registered within one (1) year from date of hire. Must maintain registry status and continuing education requirements annually.

Professional Experience Requirements

• One year minimum experience in acute hospital setting.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Specific competencies required by entity.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Cardiac Echo

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$38.55 - $55.43 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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