Northwestern Medicine

Sonographer-Imaging Part Time Nights

Grayslake, IL, United States · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 17 hours ago

ComplianceProcess ImprovementCustomer SupportPatient CareRadiologyCollaboration

About the role

Ideal applicant will have prior experience in Peds, vascular, OB and abdomen/small parts.
Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers.
Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations across multiple specialties, including abdominal, OB/GYN, vascular, breast, and MSK, in accordance with established standards of practice.
Observe, evaluate, and communicate pertinent clinical findings to radiologists and ordering providers to support diagnosis and treatment.
Prepare examination rooms and perform set-up and sterile tray preparation, including procedure-specific supplies, medications, guide wires, catheters, and ancillary equipment.
Accurately document imaging procedures manually and/or electronically to ensure correct patient records, image tracking, and billing.
Perform vascular ultrasound studies, including lower extremity venous duplex examinations, in accordance with vascular laboratory protocols.
Communicate acute or critical findings promptly to the ordering provider and document notifications per policy.
Manage daily worklists and prioritize examinations according to clinical urgency and accepted practices.
Maintain supply inventory in imaging areas, ensuring availability, proper rotation, and a clean, organized environment.
Support departmental quality improvement initiatives through data collection and process improvement efforts.
Maintain satisfactory productivity, image quality, and customer service standards.

Assist with patient positioning, lifting, and transport to and from imaging areas as required.
Prepare preliminary findings or reports in designated reporting systems and route to interpreting physicians as required.
If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.

Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.
Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus.
Provide patient education before, during, and after procedures to reduce anxiety and improve comfort and cooperation.
Participate in continuing education and maintain required professional certifications.

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