Orlando Health

Position Summary

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

The sonographer provides quality patient care when performing diagnostic sonographic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for

interpretation and/or intervention.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Works closely with Radiologist to perform diagnostic sonographic exams.
• Exercises professional judgment in performance ofservices 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.
• Adheresto Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards.
• Assessesthe patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desiredresults.
• Performs properpatientidentification, acquires patient’s clinicalhistory, and assuresthatthe informationis accurately documented.
• Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulatestechnical factorsto achieve high quality imagesfor 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 participatesin all Quality Control tasks.
• Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation.
• Appliesappropriate standard precautions andpersonalprotective equipmentto prevent cross-contaminationof contagiousdiseases.
• Assistsin supervision of student sonographers and training of new sonographers.
• Utilizes all Corporate Radiology computer systems effectively and accurately.
• Ensures safety of all customers.
• Maintainsreasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal,state

and localstandards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies andprocedures.

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.
• May be required to work at any facility
• 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

• RegisteredDiagnostic Medical Sonographer(RDMS)registered through the American Registry ofDiagnosticMedical Sonographers

(ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)

• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certificate.
• Maintains ARDMS physics registry and one ARDMS registry

Experience

Knowledge of routine ultrasound procedures and routinely demonstrates competency in performing ultrasound examinations pertinent

to department