mInova Loudoun Hospital is looking for a dedicated Sonographer Specialty to join the team. This role will be Full Time Monday 8am-6:30pm, Tuesday 8am-6:30pm, Thursday 9:00-7:30pm, Friday 1pm-11:30 while covering at multiple locations

Inova is consistently ranked as 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 medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
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.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more!

Sonographer Specialty Job Responsibilities:

Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history/informed consent from patients or patients' charts to assist physicians in optimizing the performance and interpretation of examinations.
Explains procedures to patients/families and answers questions to ease anxiety and ensure patient cooperation.
Correctly identify patients and their files while ensuring a high degree of accuracy.
Tracks patients according to department procedures.
Demonstrates patient safety in the department by use of side rails, braking mechanisms and patient monitoring. Reports, documents and corrects any adverse, unsafe or unusual conditions.
Assists in teaching radiography students sound radiography principles.
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.
Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. ARRT, ARDMS, RDMS or RVT registry eligible. Must be registry eligible and obtain certification within 18 months from date of hire.
Experience: One year of experience in a hospital/healthcare environment in the performance of Specialized Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Certification:
- Basic Life Support via American Heart Association
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT), Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS), certification as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or must be registry eligible and obtain certification within 18 months from date of hire.

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