Vascular Sonographer, Part-Time - Winston-Salem, United States - Atrium Health

    Atrium Health
    Atrium Health Winston-Salem, United States

    1 month ago

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    Part time
    Description
    Job Description

    Join our dynamic team as a PRN Vascular Ultrasound Technologist and play a crucial role in performing cutting-edge cardiac and vascular ultrasound procedures. Your skills will shine as you prioritize patient safety and work alongside various healthcare personnel.

    Vascular Ultrasound Techs assist in vascular studies and perform procedures, employing age-appropriate techniques and equipment in accordance with accepted practice standards. They demonstrate expertise in minimizing exposure for both patients and healthcare team members.

    Position Highlights:
    • Shift Schedule: PRN to provide extra departmental coverage; Coverage hours between 9a-5p Monday - Friday; No Call
    • Shift Differential: Extra hourly pay for 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shift coverage
    • Location: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - Winston-Salem Campus
    What You'll Need:
    • Graduate of an accredited vascular ultrasound program required; Associate's Degree or completion of a 2-year approved Vascular Ultrasound Program Preferred
    • 2 years of Noninvasive Lab Testing Preferred
    • Registered & Certified with ARDMS or RVT
    • Completion of 1-week sterile technique training course to be provided by the OR education coordinator upon hire.
    • Valid CPR Certification Required - BLS
    • Demonstrates proficiency in maintaining daily schedules and communicates professionally with medical staff, while prioritizing patient care needs based on clinical expertise.
    Job Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:
    1. Competency and Accreditation: Demonstrates full competency in peripheral vascular studies, maintains daily schedules, and ensures lab accreditation.
    2. Patient Education and Data Quality: Provides age-specific patient education, operates lab equipment competently to minimize repeat studies, and accurately distinguishes normal from abnormal data.
    3. Clinical Data and Reporting: Reviews patient history, assesses appropriate information, and documents findings accurately. Writes clear preliminary reports, ensuring immediate notification for necessary medical treatment.
    4. Efficient Scheduling and Equipment Maintenance: Coordinates work schedules efficiently, both outpatient and inpatient, with no reported delays. Maintains lab accreditation records and equipment cleanliness, promptly addressing equipment issues.
    5. Effective Communication and Professionalism: Contacts physicians for clarification as needed, upholds professional relationships, practices teamwork, and adheres to department rules and Standards of Behavior.
    6. Continuous Learning and Miscellaneous Duties: Completes necessary continuing education, performs other assigned duties as directed by management.
    The Vascular Ultrasound work environment is a combination of medical office and exam/procedure room settings, featuring well-lit, well-ventilated spaces with ample room, but it entails regular exposure to diseases, medicinal preparations, and typical clinic conditions.

    If you are a Vascular Ultrasound Tech looking to make a difference in patient care, we welcome you to be a part of our team at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Join us and experience the fulfillment of providing exceptional healthcare in a supportive and dynamic environment. Apply today

    About Us

    Wake Forest Baptist Health and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

    This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

    Wake Forest Baptist Health ) is a nationally recognized academic health system in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an integrated enterprise including educational and research facilities, hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, and other primary and specialty care facilities serving 24 counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia.

    It comprises: a regional clinical system with more than 300 locations, 2,100 physicians and 1,535 acute care beds; Wake Forest School of Medicine; and Wake Forest Innovations, which promotes the commercialization of research discoveries and operates Innovation Quarter, an urban research and business park specializing in biotechnology, materials science and information technology. Wake Forest Baptist's clinical, research and educational programs are consistently ranked among the best in the country.

    About the Team

    Mission

    Wake Forest Baptist Health's mission is to improve the health of our region, state and nation by:
    • Generating and translating knowledge to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
    • Training leaders in health care and biomedical science.
    • Serving as the premier health system in our region, with specific centers of excellence recognized as national and international care destination.
    Vision

    Wake Forest Baptist Health is a preeminent learning health system that promotes better health for all through collaboration, excellence and innovation.

    Values

    Excellence
    • Demonstrate the highest standards of patient-centered care, education, research and operational effectiveness
    Compassion
    • Responsive to the physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs of all
    Service
    • Cultivate selfless contribution for the greater good
    Integrity
    • Demonstrate fairness, honesty, sincerity and accountability
    Diversity
    • Demonstrate respect for and inclusion of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, and perspectives
    Collegiality
    • Foster mutual respect, facilitate professional growth and mentorship, and reward teamwork and collaboration
    Innovation
    • Promote creativity to enhance discovery and the application of knowledge
    Safety
    • Embrace a culture of reliability through better process design and accountability
    Patient and Family Promise

    We promise to:
    • Keep you safe.
    • Care for you.
    • Involve you and your family.
    • Respect you and your time.