Senior Sonographer

UVM Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center; Berlin (VT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UVM Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking a Certified Staff 1/2 or Senior Sonographer to join the Radiology team. The role involves performing a range of ultrasound procedures with independent judgement under the Radiology Director and Ultrasound Team Leader to support diagnostic imaging.

Candidates must hold RDMS/ARDMS certifications; RVT is required for some roles, with OB RDMS due within specified timeframes.

Qualifications

• RDMS ultrasound certification and ARDMS credentialing.
• Staff 1: RDMS or RVT; RVT due within 180 days; RDMS (OB) within 2 years.
• Staff 2: RVT and RDMS; RDMS (OB) within 2 years.
• Senior: RVT, RDMS (OB) plus one ARDMS specialty board; five+ years experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine, complex and high-tech ultrasound procedures for diagnosis.
• Apply nonionizing, high-frequency ultrasound to humans with independent judgement.
• Maintain documentation and renewals as required annually.

Skills

Ultrasound imaging

Independent judgement

High frequency ultrasound

Education

RDMS ultrasound certification

ARDMS certification

RVT certification

OB-RDMS (within 2 years)

Five+ years sonographer experience

Job description

The Certified Staff 1 and 2/Senior Sonographer works under the administrative direction of the Radiology Director and Operations Supervisor, and under the clinical direction and guidance of the Radiologist and Ultrasound Team Leader. The Sonographer performs a variety of routine, complex and highly technical procedures that require independent judgement, ingenuity and initiative in the application of nonionizing, high frequency ultrasonic waves to humans for diagnosis of disease.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

High school graduate or equivalent, graduate of an approved CAHEA/JRCT school of Radiologic Technology, or a two year allied health equivalent. RDMS ultrasound certification.

Employees who are cross-trained in more than one DI modality are responsible for all aspects of the job descriptions in each separate modality. Competencies in each modality must bekept at adequate levels of performance for each area, and necessary documentation, including certification renewals, must take place on a yearly basis.

EXPERIENCE - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• ARDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) certified and ARRT preferred
• Staff 1 Sonographer registry requirements: RDMS or RVT required (RVT is required within 180 days of employment and RDMS (OB) is required within 2 years of employment)
• Staff 2 Sonographer registry requirements: RVT and RDMS required (OB required within 2 years of employment)
• Senior Sonographer registry requirements: RVT, RDMS (OB) plus one additional ARDMS specialty board (not including Physics). Five plus years registered sonographer experience.