Cardiovascular Sonographer II- Rex

UNC Health; North Carolina; In loco; USD 53.000 - 76.000; Part-time

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Onsite position

Weekend schedule

Descrizione del lavoro

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking a part-time Cardiovascular Sonographer to join the Rex Heart and Vascular Diagnostics team. You will perform advanced cardiac ultrasound and vascular studies, prepare the procedure room, and assist with pre- and post-procedure patient care including CPR.

The role requires an Associate’s degree in Sonography or Radiology, ARDMS/CCI certification (or eligible within 1 year), and at least 1 year of acute hospital experience. On-site work with weekend shifts.

Competenze

• Associate’s degree in Sonography, Radiology or related field within 3 months of hire.
• ARDMS or CCI registration, or registry eligible with 1 year to obtain.
• One year minimum experience in an acute hospital setting.

Mansioni

• Demonstrates competence in pre- and post-procedure patient care including CPR.
• Ensures equipment calibration and maintenance; performs QA monitoring.
• Generates ultrasound images of the heart and vascular structures; advanced studies.
• Performs vascular studies and real-time readings for procedures.
• May train staff and serve as a subject matter expert for Cardiovascular Sonographers.
• Manages patient data, reports, and data system entries; supports charge entry.
• Prepares procedure room and equipment; responds to on-call needs.

Formazione

Associate’s degree in Sonography, Radiology or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

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.

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.

Other Information

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: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex HeartandVascular Diagnosti
Work Type: Part Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 20.00
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: Weekend
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully‑owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
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.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.