Senior Sonographer ECHO WEO 60%- Downtown Campus

Senior Sonographer

ECHO WEO 60

• Downtown Campus 🔍 Iowa City, Iowa, United States New 📁 Clinical 📅    15 hours ago Post Date 📅    26002644 Requisition # Apply for Job Share this Job Sign Up for Job Alerts Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on incentive of $10,000!

(Current UI employees are not eligible for incentive) The Cardiovascular Lab at the Downtown Campus is seeking a Senior Sonographer at 60% t o p erform a variety of complex ultrasound procedures at an advanced level that requires independent judgment and initiative in order to obtain information for use by physicians in diagnosing and treating patient illness, participate in educational activities, develop scanning protocols, provide leadership by participating in special projects and maintains multiple certifications in related specialty area. A career with University of Iowa Health Care is more than a job. Here, you're part of something greater, something bigger. Our downtown campus is a 194-bed hospital (located at 500 E Market Street, Iowa City) providing a community-based model of care while directly connected to the expertise, technology, collaboration, and support of our entire health system. Join the team at our downtown campus. You'll find meaning and purpose knowing that your work helps make all of Iowa better. Position Responsibilities

• Review patient history and determine appropriateness of exam, modify exam protocol to answer specific diagnostic questions.
• Perform complex diagnostic ultrasonography procedures across multiple specialties requiring additional certification.
• Provide preliminary interpretation and statistical information from scans to facilitate final diagnostic report.
• Provide guidance for sonographers who are performing complex procedures and require additional assistance to complete the procedure.
• Independently perform advanced sonography services or other tasks (e.g., interventional procedures, hold transducer etc.) delegated by the supervising physician, consistent with education, training, and facility protocols, policies, and procedures.
• May serve as a clinical technical lead/expert as it relates to their specialty accreditation or regulatory body (i.e
• Joint Commission).
• Demonstrated competence in the specialty area(s).
• Assume responsibility for procedural tasks defined by the medical director during the sonography examination.
• Apply independent, professional, and ethical judgment and assistance in the sonography examination to ensure that appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured in the examination images and during procedures.
• Consult with the interpreting physician regarding the ultrasound exam findings.
• Document exam information as required by departmental standards.
• Evaluate images of ultrasound exams and determine if the exam is of diagnostic quality.
• Serve as a resource for sonographers, fellows, residents and students and provide feedback about exam quality.
• Provide ultrasound guidance for providers during intraoperative and invasive procedures.
• Provide information and instructions to patient, patient's family or others, regarding the nature of requested diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.
• Perform patient care techniques including skin preparation, I.V. placement, vital sign monitoring and recording, and basic life support; prepare and administer contrast material to patients.
• Coordinate planning and scheduling of diagnostic procedures and imaging areas.
• Requisition and inventory supplies for imaging areas and procedures.
• Develop and maintain quality assurance testing in accordance with hospital, departmental and clinical unit standards.
• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.
• Instruct, evaluate and advise sonography students on operation of diagnostic equipment.
• Instruct medical residents on operation of diagnostic equipment.
• Provide clinical educational opportunities by presenting case conferences and completing student competencies.
• Conduct formal and informal continuing education/in-service programs for staff and students; as assigned perform duties as an instructor in areas of specific competence.
• Provide orientation for new staff members.
• Develop new scanning protocols based on new technology or new applications for diagnostic ultrasound, instruct staff and students on new procedures.
• Demonstrate leadership by participation in special projects to develop workflow and technology to improve delivery of care.
• Responsible for conducting clinical investigational procedures to improve delivery of care.
• Determine equipment malfunctions and contact repair service.
• Perform equipment calibration and sterilization as prescribed by standard accepted methods of operation.
• Obtains multiple certifications related to specialty area to expand skills to expert level.
• Maintain certification as specified by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.® Education Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Radiation Sciences or other Allied Health Sciences discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; a Bachelor's degree in Radiation Sciences is highly desirable.
• Extensive (3-5 years) progressively responsible experience in diagnostic medical sonography, diagnostic cardiac sonography, or vascular sonography.
• Certification by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers or other nationally recognized accreditation organizations for primary specialty.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience providing clinical education to students and sonographers and residents.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Application Process:

In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume (under submission relevant materials). Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and education verification. Please contact emilio-villagrana@uiowa.edu with any questions.

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