Inova Fairfax Medical Center is looking for a dedicated Sonographer to join the team. This role will be PRN Nights.
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 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 remote and hybrid career opportunities .
Sonographer Job Responsibilities :
Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history and informed consent from patients or patients' chart to assist physicians in optimizing the performance and interpretation of examinations.Explains procedures to patients / families and answers any questions to ease anxiety and ensure patient cooperation.Assists physicians in performing a variety of examinations by using standard department protocols, isolation precautions and / or sterile technique.Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and / or emergent problems that may interfere with exams, takes appropriate action to resolve them and produces the most desirable outcomes.Sonographer Additional Requirements :
Work schedule : PRN EveningsEducation : Graduate of an accredited school of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.Licensure : None requiredCertification : Basic Life Support Upon Start; ARRT, ARDMS, RDMS or RVT certification as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or must be registry eligible and obtain certification within 18 months from date of hireExperience : Recent experience in a hospital / healthcare environment as a sonographer or sonography student.