Adv. Specialty Sonographer

Position Summary

Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization with a long tradition of serving its many and varied communities across Florida, Puerto Rico and now into Alabama. With physicians in more than 105 specialties, the healthcare system attracts patients from across the state, region and nation. The healthcare system encompasses award-winning hospitals, stand-alone emergency departments, behavioral health care, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation services and urgent care locations.

Last year, the healthcare system provided more than $1.7B in total community impact in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, and community building activities.

• 55 hospitals and ERs
• Central Florida’s only Level One Trauma Care
• Pinellas County’s only Adult Trauma Center
• 11 free-standing ERs
• 25 medical pavilions
• 115+ outpatient centers
• 9 at home hospital care

• 4 hospitals
• 6 free standing ERs
• OBGYN and/or Maternal Fetal Medicine experience preferred

• Health/Dental/Vision/HSA/FSA/Life insurance, PTO, extended leave plan, 403(b) plan
• Career growth and tuition reimbursement
• Excellent culture – supportive and inclusive workplace that values each team member
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages recognizing hard work and dedication; full medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, matching retirement savings plan, education programs with generous tuition reimbursement

• Work closely with a radiologist to perform diagnostic sonographic exams
• Exercise professional judgment in performance of services and maintain a demeanor complimentary to quality care
• Deliver appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures
• Comply with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality
• Adhere to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards
• Assess the patient’s physical condition and age‑specific needs
• Provide instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desired results
• Perform proper patient identification, acquire patient’s clinical history, and ensure that the information is accurately documented
• Position patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulate technical factors to achieve high‑quality images for interpretation
• Assess diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated
• Comprehend and comply with quality control standards and participate in all quality control tasks
• Administer medical aid as required for any emergency situation
• Apply appropriate standard precautions and personal protective equipment to prevent cross‑contamination of contagious diseases
• Assist in supervision of student sonographers and training of new sonographers
• Utilize all corporate radiology computer systems effectively and accurately
• Ensure safety of all customers
• Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures
• Follow established standards of practice for image processing and interpretation
• Maintain cleanliness of work area and equipment
• Maintain well‑stocked and organized work areas
• May be required to work at any facility
• Provide patient transport

• Graduate of an accredited school of sonography and meets American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (ARDMS) eligibility guidelines

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) registered through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Maintain current BLS/Health Care Provider certificate
• For Maternal Fetal Medicine sonography – must maintain ARDMS physics registry and ARDMS OBGYN registry
• Prefer sonographers also have the following three (3) NTQR…