Sonography Specialty

Job Description

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Sonographer Specialty to join the team. This role will be a PRN role.


Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.


Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Career Development: Individual Development Planning that focuses on supporting team member aspirations.

Sonographer Specialty Job Responsibilities:

• Assists physicians in performing TEE, Fetal Echoes, and AV optimization studies by using departmental protocols to provide optimum results.
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper sterile technique and isolation precautions as they pertain to the various specialty procedures.
• Recognizes clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcomes.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of intravenous (IV) heparin locks and central line usage as they pertain to Sonography.
• Demonstrates proper technique for injection of IV contrast, or other test-enhancing solutions, in alignment with standards of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
• License: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) with at least two sonographer specialties (i.e. OB/GYN, Breast, AB).
• Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
• Experience: One year of experience in a hospital/healthcare environment in the performance of Specialized Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.


Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.