Sonographer - PRN Pool - Crossroads Emergency Department (Bayfront Hospital) - St. Petersburg

Sonographer Position

Overview: Title: Sonographer Site: Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Free-Standing Emergency Department at Crossroads Location: St. Petersburg, FL Position Type: PRN Pool Shift: Varies

Provides quality patient care when performing diagnostic sonographic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention.

Orlando Health Emergency Room - Crossroads, a service of Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, services the West St. Petersburg community, bringing you expert and compassionate care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Staffed by board-certified emergency medicine physicians and an expertly trained clinical team, the ER offers a full range of diagnostic and treatment capabilities, including diagnostic imaging and laboratory services. With state-of-the-art medical care and technologies, Orlando Health provides care for all members of your family from infants and children, to teens and adults.

This 14,000-square-foot facility features 12 patient rooms, including two resuscitation rooms, 6 patient waiting areas and an ambulance bay. For severe trauma cases or those requiring a higher level of care, immediate air transport is available to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, the only state-accredited Level II Adult Trauma Center in Pinellas County.

This emergency department is part of Bayfront Hospital and the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Works closely with Radiologist to perform diagnostic sonographic exams.
• Demonstrates professional judgment in service delivery and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.
• Delivers appropriate care, recognizes patient conditions, and ensures successful completion of procedures.
• Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality.
• Adheres to Orlando Health mission statement and commitment to excellence standards.
• Assesses the patient's physical condition and age specific needs.
• Provides instructions to achieve patient cooperation and desired results.
• Performs proper patient identification, acquires patient's clinical history and ensures accurate documentation.
• Positions patient, equipment, and associated devices. Manipulates technical factors to achieve high-quality images for interpretation.
• Assesses diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• Comprehends and complies with Quality Control standards and participates in all Quality Control tasks.
• Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation.
• Applies appropriate standard precautions and use of personal protective equipment to prevent cross-contamination of contagious diseases.
• Assists in supervising student sonographers.
• Utilizes all Corporate Radiology computer systems effectively and accurately.
• Ensures the safety of all customers.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies, procedures, department guidelines, and education requirements.

Other Related Functions:

• Follows established standards of practice for image processing and interpretation.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment.
• Maintains well-stocked and organized work areas.
• Works at any facility as required by operational needs or organizational demands.
• Provides patient transport.

Qualifications

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).
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certificate.

Experience:

• Knowledge of routine ultrasound procedures which may include invasive procedures such as biopsies, amniocentesis, thoracentesis, breast cyst aspiration, and breast localization, and knowledge of Doppler, 3D/4D, and pediatric sonography.