Perform vascular ultrasound examinations including venous and arterial duplex scans to assess patient pathology. Manage administrative duties such as billing, scheduling, and maintaining laboratory equipment to ensure accreditation standards.
Requirements summary
Requires completion of a two-year allied health education program related to patient care and at least six months of ultrasound experience. Candidates must be eligible for or hold relevant registry credentials.
Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Vascular Technologist at our Crown Point location.
Under direction, assess patients for pathology of all the veins and arteries of the body other than the heart, intracranial and certain visceral vessels. These are physiology exams using Doppler, duplex imaging and plethysmography, together with history and physics to assess patients for a variety of vascular pathologies
Essential Job Functions
Performs the following examinations on patients as schedule demands either in the Lab or at their bedside according to approved vascular laboratory procedures under general supervision; Venous Duplex (assessment for deep vein thrombosis, venous insufficiency and vein mapping), Arterial segmental pressures, continuous wave Doppler waveforms arterial duplex scan, PPG measurements, graft surveillance and arterial mapping, Carotid and vertebral artery duplex and Abdominal duplex to assess bypass grafts, stents, AAA, mesenteric, aortoiliac and renal artery stenosis/occlusion
Writes preliminary reports for exam(s) and contacts the referring physician with results; within the guidelines set by the Vascular Laboratory Medical Director
Assesses appropriateness of exam(s) ordered and modifies said exam based on an assessment of the patient's history, physical exam and symptoms; within the guidelines set by the Vascular Laboratory Medical Director
Participates in the on-call rotation for Venous Duplex exams during nights/weekends as directed by the Imaging Center Leader
Provides basic nursing care for each patient while they are in the laboratory
Perform administrative duties as assigned including, but not limited to; billing processes (procedural CPT code designation, and the clarification and follow-up on incorrect billing occurrences), scheduling of patients, maintaining of logs, databases and inventory, and ordering of equipment and supplies
Performs quality assessment and improvement activities and maintenance of lab equipment to ensure quality of patient examinations, patient safety, patient care and to maintain accreditation of the vascular laboratory by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories
Performs all other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Six months’ experience in an internship or regular position in any ultrasound field
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Completion of a two-year allied health education program that is patientcare related
Registry titles will be encouraged to become credentialed within 24 months of the date they are eligible to take credentialing exams
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree (any major) or foreign degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in the U.S. plus 12 months of full-time clinical ultrasound/vascular experience
Position Details
Job Type/FTE: 0.1 Registry
Shift:8am-4:30pm
Unit/Department: Pro Vascular Lab- Crown Point
CBA Code: Non-Union
No Visa Sponsorship Available
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Compensation & Benefits Overview
UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
