Adv. Specialty Sonographer

Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization with a long tradition of serving its many and varied communities across Florida, Puerto Rico and now into Alabama. With physicians in more than 105 specialties, the healthcare system attracts patients from across the state, region and nation.The healthcare system encompasses award-winning hospitals, stand-alone emergency departments, behavioral health care, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation services and urgent care locations. Last year, the healthcare system provided more than $1.7 billion in total community impact in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, and community building activities.

• 55 Hospitals and ERs

• Central Florida’s Only Level One Trauma Care

• Pinellas County’s Only Adult Trauma Center
• 11 Free-Standing ERs
• 25 Medical Pavilions

• 115+ Outpatient Centers

• 9 at Home Hospital Care 

In Development
• 4 Hospitals
• 6 Free Standing ERs

***OBGYN and/or Maternal Fetal Medicine Experience preferred***

Orlando Health has benefits that start on day 1 including:

•Health/Dental/Vision/HSA/FSA/Life Insurance/PTO/Extended Leave Plan/403(b) plan

•Career Growth and Tuition Reimbursement!

•Excellent culture – Join a workplace who cares about the well-being of their employees. At Orlando Health, we foster a supportive and inclusive culture that values the contributions of every team member.

•Competitive Compensation/Benefits: We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages to recognize your hard work and dedication starting day 1, which includes full Medical, Dental, Vision along with FSA and HSA options. Matching retirement savings plan, education programs that provide generous tuition reimbursment. We also have an entire department dedicated to your career advancement and much more!

Essential Functions

• Works closely with Radiologist to perform diagnostic sonographic exams.
• Exercises professional judgment in performance ofservices and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.
• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures.
• Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality.
• Adheres to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards.
• Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desiredresults.
• Performs proper patientidentification,acquires patient’s clinical history, and assuresthatthe information is accurately documented.
• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulatestechnical factorsto achieve high quality imagesfor interpretation.
• Assesses diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is
  demonstrated.
• Comprehends and complies with Quality Controlstandards and participates in all Quality Control tasks.
• Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation.
• Applies appropriate standard precautions and personalprotective equipmentto prevent cross-contaminationof contagious diseases.
• Assists in supervision ofstudent sonographers and training of new sonographers.
• Utilizes all Corporate Radiology computer systems effectively and accurately.
• Ensures safety of all customers.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent withOrlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal,state
  and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Follows established standards of practice for image processing and interpretation.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment.
• Maintains well stocked and organized work areas.
• May be required to work at any facility
• Provides patient transport

Education/Training
Graduate of an accredited school of sonography and meets American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (ARDMS) eligibility guidelines.

Licensure/Certification

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) registered through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
OR
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
OR
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
AND
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certificate.
• For Maternal Fetal Medicine Sonography – Must maintain ARDMS physics registry and ARDMS OBGYN registry.
• Prefer Sonographer also have the following three (3) NTQR certifications:
o Cervical Length Education and Review (CLEAR)
o Nuchal Translucency
o Nasal Bone
OR
• For Pediatric Congenital Sonography - Must maintain registries that apply to the Pediatric Congenital Sonography position.
o RDCS and/or
o RCS and/or
o RDMS.

Experience

Experience in Maternal Fetal Medicine sonography with knowledge of routine ultrasound procedures which may include invasive procedures such as amniocentesis, Chorionic Villus Sampling, Doppler, 3D/4D, and pediatric cardiac sonography.
OR
Experience in Pediatric Congenital sonography with ability to perform routine, advanced, and fetal echocardiology exams including, but not limited to, 2-D and M-Mode Echocardiography exams, Color Flow and Spectral Doppler.