Sonographer, St. Petersburg & Tampa Area - Bayfront Hospital - Orlando Health

Keyed to Plant City - 24 mi from Tampa, Tampa is about 25 mi from St Pete
Plant City is also good midpoint for Lakeland

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical tertiary care facility that has been serving St. Petersburg and the surrounding communities for more than 100 years. A teaching medical center, the 480-bed hospital’s areas of expertise include heart and vascular, digestive health, orthopedics, surgical services, rehabilitation, neurosciences, maternity care, emergency services and trauma care. As a Level II Trauma Center — the only adult trauma center in Pinellas County — the hospital provides multidisciplinary care for the most critically ill and injured. Home to the Center for Women and Babies, the hospital offers full obstetrical services, and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, is one of Florida’s 13 state-certified Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers, specializing in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies and newborns with special health needs. A commitment to quality has earned the hospital recognition with Tampa Bay Times 2023 Best of the Best awards with Best Place to Have a Baby, Best Emergency Room and Best Cardiology.

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health:

• Relocation Assistance Available for Qualifying Roles/Candidates: Live where you vacation! Enjoy Tampa and St. Petersburg's entertainment district, amusement parks, nature preserves, and booming culinary scene.
• Competitive Pay: Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.
• All Inclusive Benefits: Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, back up eldercare, childcare, and petcare, pet insurance, and more for full time and part time employees.
• Employee-centric: Orlando Health has been selected as one of the 2020 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare.
• Committed to Community: Orlando Health provides more than $450 million in total value to the community in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more.
• Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer
  ​Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2021. Orlando Health is the top healthcare organization in the Metro Orlando area to make the prestigious list. "We are proud to be named once again as a best place to work," said Karen Frenier, vice president, Human Resources. "This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued."

Orlando Health is seeking a Sonographer to provide quality patient care when performing diagnostic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention while adhering to radiation safety principles.

Essential Functions
• Works closely with Radiologist to perform diagnostic sonographic exams.
• Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.
• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures.
• Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality.
• Adheres to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards.
• Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desired results.
• Performs proper patient identification, acquires patient’s clinical history and assures that the information is accurately documented.
• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and 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 personal protective equipment to prevent cross-contamination of contagious diseases.
• Assists in supervision of student sonographers.
• Utilizes all Corporate Radiology computer systems, effectively and accurately.
• Ensures safety of all customers.

Education/Training

• Associate’s in applied science and graduate of an accredited school of sonography
• 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.
• Maintains current AIDS certification.

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.