Sonographer

Inova Fairfax Medical Center is looking for a dedicated Sonographer to join the team. This role will be PRN Nights.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Sonographer Job Responsibilities:

* Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history and informed consent from patients or patients' chart to assist physicians in optimizing the performance and interpretation of examinations.

* Explains procedures to patients/families and answers any questions to ease anxiety and ensure patient cooperation.

* Assists physicians in performing a variety of examinations by using standard department protocols, isolation precautions and/or sterile technique.

* Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams, takes appropriate action to resolve them and produces the most desirable outcomes.

Sonographer Additional Requirements:

• Work schedule: PRN Evenings
• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
• Licensure: None required
• Certification: Basic Life Support Upon Start; ARRT, ARDMS, RDMS or RVT certification as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or must be registry eligible and obtain certification within 18 months from date of hire
• Experience: Recent experience in a hospital/healthcare environment as a sonographer or sonography student.