Sonographer (Registered)

 JOB SUMMARY: Provides high quality technical neurodiagnostic ultrasound services appropriate to age of patient, contributing to a positive patient outcome. Maintains cooperative working relationship with other departments and members of the medical system. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Completion of an Allied Health Training Program in Diagnostic Ultrasound resulting in an Associate?s degree, completion of a correlative Allied Health Program with successful completion of a postgraduate course in Neuroultrasound, or Bachelor's degree in a related field. One year clinical ultrasound experience preferred. LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: Completion of the Registry of Vascular Technologists required or the Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography within 18 months of hire. Current CPR certification required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Performs and/or assists in performing quality neurovascular sonography procedures. 2. Obtains appropriate data management and documentation and utilizes hospital resources appropriately. 3. Communicates in an effective manner to provide efficient and quality services with high customer satisfaction. 4. Participates in educational activities to enhance patient care and quality. 5. Performs appropriate equipment management including operations and maintenance. 6. Utilizes appropriate competencies, guidelines and environment for safe patient care. Provides and/developmental appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age group served. SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to communicate on a professional level with physicians, nurses, and other ancillary professional staff when discussing neuroultrasound technology Ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships with public, patients, physicians, and other medical center staff WORK ENVIRONMENT: Clean, well-lit, comfortable environment Low noise Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances Exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries, illness) Exposure to odorous chemicals Occasional exposure to inhalation GradeO2 Occasional exposure to bloodborne pathogens May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries Required personal protective equipment: eye and face protection, gown, mask, lab coat, sterile and nonsterile gloves, shoe covers. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 0% 35% 65% to to to 35% 65% 100% N/A Activity X Standing X Walking X Sitting X Bending X Reaching with arms X Finger and hand dexterity X Talking X Hearing X Seeing Lifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling: X 20 lbs. maximum X 50 lbs. maximum X 100 lbs. maximum

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.