Cardiovascular Sonographer II - Structural Heart Clinic

UNC REX Healthcare; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 53,106 - 76,360; Part time

Job summary

UNC REX Healthcare in Raleigh is looking for a part-time Cardiovascular Sonographer to provide patient care in a clinical environment. The role includes ultrasound imaging, patient preparation, and equipment maintenance. Ideal candidates should have an associate’s degree in Sonography or Radiology and relevant certification.

You will work onsite and must be able to perform advanced cardiac ultrasound studies and respond to on-call needs. The competitive hourly wage ranges from $38.55 to $55.43 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Sonography or Radiology required within 3 months of hire.
• Registered by ARDMS or CCI; must maintain registry status.
• Minimum one year experience in an acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-procedure and post-procedure patient care.
• Calibrate and maintain equipment; troubleshoot issues.
• Generate ultrasound images of cardiac structures.
• Perform vascular studies in operating room settings.
• Respond to on-call needs for emergent procedures.

Skills

Competence in patient care

Quality assurance monitoring

Advanced cardiac ultrasound studies

Patient information monitoring

Emergency cardiac care (CPR)

Education

Associate’s degree in Sonography or Radiology

Completion of a twelve-month ultrasound program

Job description

Description

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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

1. Demonstrates competence in delivering pre-procedure and post-procedure patient care including patient assessment pre- and post-procedure care, emergency cardiac care (CPR is required), and possibly assistance with post-procedure transport.
2. Ensures equipment is calibrated and properly maintained on a daily basis, performs and records all equipment maintenance and quality assurance monitoring, troubleshoots and identifies equipment problems and reports to the appropriate supervisor or biomedical engineering.
3. 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.
4. Performs vascular studies and real time readings/reports in the operating room for invasive and non-invasive vascular procedures.
5. Performs studies for inpatient neonatal/NICU and pediatric patients.
6. May perform staff training and education, serves as a subject matter expert and resource to Cardiovascular Sonographers.
7. Monitors and records patient information, maintains report storage and data systems, compiles and enters data necessary for charge entry, prepares reports, and retrieves stored information and reports from the automated storage system.
8. Prepares procedure room and equipment for daily use, responsible for timely and efficient room preparation between procedures.
9. Independently responds to on-call needs for emergent procedures.

Requirements

• 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 an acute hospital setting.
• Structural Heart experience highly preferred.
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Specific competencies required by entity.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: Structural Heart Clinic

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: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: No

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. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.