Description
Pediatric Ultrasound Sonographer- FT and PRN (Variable Shifts)
Requisition # 1903154
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) Required
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and 1 year relevant experience
**Pediatric Experience Preferred*
Your Role:
Performs ultrasound procedures in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures to ensure the best possible patient care services are delivered.
As a VCH Pediatric Sonographer PRN you will facilitate quality patient care by performing ultrasound exams and related functions as requested.
- Performs routine ultrasound examinations as requested by physician to facilitate diagnosis in accordance with department procedure manual and initial patient assessment to include the following:
- Room preparation to include supplies, equipment set-up, immobilization devices; isolation procedure requirements; and sterile technique if warranted.
- Transports patients to and from the department to facilitate timely completion of patient exams as needed, in accordance with established department procedure.
- Patient/Parent education to allay apprehension and elicit cooperation during the exam. Obtains clinical history of patient's condition.
- Calculates and selects proper technical factors and probes based on patients age, physical condition and suspected pathology.
- Processing sonographic images and evaluating them for technical quality.
- Preparing films for interpretation by the Radiologist, recording pertinent patient data and pulling previous exams. Maintaining department log of exams performed for teaching file purposes.
- Educates the patient and family regarding the examination process.
- Provides caring responses to family questions.
- Excels in service excellence from the patient and family's perspective.
- Transports patients to and from the department to facilitate timely completion of patient exams as needed, in accordance with established department procedure.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reviews radiology exam requests and patient identification to ensure safe, appropriate and cost effective imaging.
- Applies broad range of skills to ensure exam is completed timely and meets quality and compliance standards.
- Provides appropriate Diagnostic Sonographer screening process to patients, staff and self according to prescribed safety standards.
- Assists in the orientation and training of new staff.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Required:
- Ultrasound Sonographer who have graduated from an approved discipline specific program and at least one year of Ultrasound Sonographer experience may be eligible for the sign-on bonus for Monroe Carell Jr's Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
- Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and 1 year relevant experience
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Required (A.R.D.M.S)
** Certification in Abdomen, Neuro and Vascular is preferred**
Position Shift:
PRN (Work on as needed basis) Must have flexibility to work days and nights
Department/Unit Summary:
When it comes to diagnostic imaging, children's needs differ from adults'. They need extra safeguards and care. Our team has the experience and training to keep your child safe while providing accurate medical images. Our goal is to exceed families' and referring physicians' expectations with our imaging and interpretation.
We support the Image Gently Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, dedicated to raising awareness of lower radiation doses in the imaging of children. Children's Hospital also supports and practices the radiation safety principle of ALARA, an acronym for "as low as reasonably achievable."
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
VUMC Recent Accomplishments
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
- US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( Bill Wilkerson Center ), 9 adult and 9 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training
- Truven Health Analytics: among the top 100 hospitals in the US
- Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"
- The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
- National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: 12 faculty members elected fellows in 2014
- Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee
- Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
- American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US
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