Job Description
Job Title: Pediatric SonographerJob ID: 710602984
Status: Casual
Regular/Temporary: Limited
Hours: Hours & days will vary
Shift: Variable
Facility: Children's Hospital of Pgh
Department: Ultrasound
Location: 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15224
Description
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, a leader in the treatment of childhood conditions and diseases, and a pioneer in the development of new and improved therapies, is hiring a casual Pediatric Sonographer to join their team!
Performs imaging procedures at a technical level not requiring constant supervision. Competently performs a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgment.
Responsibilities:
- Assures all exams within his/her area of responsibility are properly coded and tracked through RIS system; assures all exams are properly networked to STENTOR for archiving and interpretation.
- Ensures charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
- Covers call and off-shifts on a rotational basis.
- Performs a variety of technical ultrasound procedures, correlating appropriate patient history, laboratory data, and physical findings, for the purpose of assisting in a patient's medical diagnosis under the direct supervision of a physician or registered ultrasound technologist.
- Assists with training of staff, student sonographers and physicians.
- May be responsible for High Level Disinfection of devices, supplies and/or equipment
- Demonstrates ability to interact with both patients and co-workers, displaying a high level of caring, listening, dignity and respect.
- Utilizes appropriate ultrasound instrumentation for procedures and demonstrates knowledge of equipment operations, applications and scanning techniques resulting in optimized image data/documentation.
- Completes procedures according to protocol.
- Obtains appropriate image documentation of cross-sectional anatomy in all body planes demonstrating anatomy, anatomical relationships and ultrasonic characteristics of normal and abnormal tissues.
Qualifications
- Completion of formal training in an Ultrasound program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) required, or RDMS registered.
- 2 years of ultrasound experience preferred.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- RDMS Registered or registry eligible.
- Must have completed Physics portion of registry.
- Must obtain RDMS in pediatric Ultrasound within 12 months of hire date.
- Act 33, 34, 73
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Union Position: No
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