No nights, no weekends, and no on-call!
Provide assistance to the clinical team with vascular procedures within the vascular center. As a member of our team, you will interact with patients, physicians and dialysis facilities as part of our community educational program and also participate in other educational outreach initiatives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging procedures
Perform ultrasound imaging and related procedures in all areas of ultrasound
Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintain a demeanor complementary to medical ethics
Adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician
Explains procedures to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation
Moves imaging equipment into specified position, determines exposure factors on basis of height, weight, portion of body involved, and degree of penetration required, and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors and produce images of proper detail, density, and accuracy
Practices radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff
Performs specialized and routine diagnostic radiology procedures, including nuclear medicine and sonography
Assists radiologist in fluoroscopic and special x-ray examinations
Prepares images for reading by radiologist or requesting physician
Performs routine maintenance, diagnoses malfunctions, and makes minor repairs on radiologic equipment, arranging for repairs as needed
Completes forms and maintains records, logs and reports of work performed
Monitor patients during procedures, operating a C-Arm (within the scope of practice)
Prepares equipment which includes cleaning and sterilizing instruments, maintain inventory of medical supplies
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform all vascular ultrasound procedures
Must have excellent customer service oriented and provide outstanding customer service to patients, physicians, visitors and co-workers
Must demonstrate understanding of patient safety initiatives by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures as required
ARDMS - American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and/or RVT - Registered Vascular Technologist certification required
Minimum one year experience in interventional radiology, special procedures, cardiac cath lab or general diagnostic preferred
Knowledge of sterile technique
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required or willing to obtain within 3 months of employment
Education/Experience:
Completion of an educational program accredited by a mechanism acceptable to ARDMS, completion of clinical hours and studies applicable to test for RVT certification if not currently RVT registry, RVT registry certification preferred
Benefits:
Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
Surgery Partners is a leading operator of surgical facilities and ancillary services with more than 180 locations nationwide. We provide exceptional integrated healthcare experiences between our providers and patients.
Our diverse company operates multiple types of healthcare services dedicated to improving the quality of care in a convenient and cost-effective manner.
Our integrated approach to advancing markets allows for flexibility to provide care on an individualized, local market basis. Whether entering into a new market with surgical facilities, ancillary services or joint ventures with health systems, or furthering an existing market’s growth potential by focusing on base business, in-market development and new service lines, our experience has shown us that no two markets are alike. We see value in individuality.
At Surgery Partners, our mission is to enhance patient quality of life through partnership. Surgery Partners is an organization deeply committed to providing quality, compassionate and personalized care, to meet the needs of our diverse patients, employees and physician partners in the communities in which we serve. Our colleagues are critical in achieving that mission. As it truly brings out the best in all of us, Surgery Partners is committed to diversity and inclusion.
Our Surgery Partners team is comprised of more than 15,000 employees and 4,600 affiliated physicians, serving more than 600,000 patients annually. Want to work with us? Check out our website for current employment opportunities.
