Sonographer

Vascular Surgery Unit Notes

Unit Notes Department: Vascular Surgery

# beds/rooms: 3 vascular rooms

Average # of providers in the clinic/day: 7-12 (Vascular surgeon, APP)

Average # of patients/day: ~9

Studies/day: usually 6-8 patients due to double studies

Required Certifications: RVT, BLS

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: ABI, carotid, upper and lower arterial duplex, upper and lower venous duplex (including insufficiency), aortoiliac, iliocaval, renal, mesenteric, pre-op hemodialysis mapping, hemodialysis access (fistula and graft)

Experience or 'Must have' skills:

• 2 years of experience
• Proficient with scanning complex pathology and patients with surgical corrections
• The majority of patients will have pathology (>90%) and most have had surgical corrections including balloon angioplasty, stent placement, bypass graft placement, endarterectomies, EVAR, etc.
• Proficient with scanning fistulas and dialysis access grafts
• Must be able to research patients prior to scanning - review surgical history and past scans, recognize any significant changes/ critical findings

Job Duties:

• Perform vascular exams and prepare preliminary reports for the vascular surgeons
• Recognize critical findings and report to team as appropriate
• Maintain clean workspace

EMR: Epic PASC Sectra

Shifts & Scheduling: Five 8 hour shifts OR four 10 hour shifts

Weekend Requirement: no

Holiday Requirement: no

Is there a call or standby requirement?: no

Floating Requirements: no

Scrub Color/Dress Code: scrubs, any professional color