Cardiac Sonographer, PRN

We are a fully accredited echo lab, looking for an PRN, Cardiac Sonographer to fill in on the weekends.

The Cardiac Sonographer performs top-notch cardiac ultrasound scans, provides observation summaries of scans, assists during invasive procedures, manages scheduling and clerical tasks, and contributes to the ultrasound call plan. They also offer guidance and support to other sonographers when needed.  Our lab utilizes state of the are ultrasound equipment and provides the ability to participate in cutting edge procedures.

Position Highlights: 

• Shift Schedule: Weekends on a PRN basis.
• Location: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem Campus

What You’ll Need:

• Associate Degree from an approved School of Radiologic Technology or Ultrasound Course, or Diagnostic Ultrasound program
• Valid Sonographer Registration through RDMS or RDCS or required to be registered within 1 year of hire & in Cardiology Specialties within 2 years of hire
• One or more year of experience preferred

Job Responsibilities (include but, not limited to):

1. Provide echocardiogram services across various locations and schedules as needed; proficiently perform a range of scans as requested, adhering to protocols. 
2. Report accurate data and analyze patient records, maintain confidentiality of files, and effectively explain procedures to patients and their families, in developmentally appropriate terms.
3. Participate in quality improvement exercises and evaluates technical data, implementing changes as needed to improve quality, accuracy, and patient outcomes.
4. Promote a collaborative work environment within department; responsible for mentoring students and other staff members as requested. 
5. Operate equipment needed for procedures and perform routine cleaning & minor maintenance on equipment as needed; report malfunctions to manager.

If you are a Cardiac Sonographer looking to make a difference in patient care, we welcome you to be a part of our team at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. 

 

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.