UPMC Magee is looking to add a Weekend OB Sonographer to their team! 

UPMC is thrilled to announce a $10,000 Sign-on Bonus to eligible candidates! 

Sign-on bonus requires a 2-year work commitment to UPMC.

*Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary based on their individual experience and education.

Scheduled Hours: 

2, 12 Hour Shifts:

Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm

Sunday 11:00am-11:00pm

48 Weekends Per Year

Eligible participants must have a minimum of six months of experience and work 48 weekends per year, 24 hours per weekend. A 15% differential is added as an incentive. Full time benefit eligible.

Responsibilities:

• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May be responsible for High Level Disinfection of devices, supplies and/or equipment.
• Covers call and off-shifts on a rotational basis.
• Assures all exams within his/her area of responsibility are properly coded and tracked through RIS system; assures all exams are properly networked to STENTOR for archiving and interpretation.
• Ensures charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
• Assists with training of staff, student sonographers, physicians, fellows, residents, and job shadows.
• Provides exceptional patient experience to facilitate bonding between patients and guests during lengthy exam times.
• Possesses ability to communicate unfavorable outcomes to patients in caring, respectful, and professional manner.
• Abnormal diagnosis occurs with more frequency in high risk patient setting.
• Generates diagnostic preliminary reports sent to ordering physicians prior to final report release by interpreting physician.
• Obtains appropriate image documentation of cross-sectional anatomy in all body planes demonstrating anatomy, anatomical relationships and ultrasonic characteristics of normal and abnormal tissues for fetal diagnosis without reliance on physician back-scanning assistance.
• Identify vast number of fetal anomalies and maternal-fetal conditions with academic and technical skills to obtain images needed for diagnosis in high risk patients.
• Demonstrate recognition of cross-sectional anatomy of the female reproductive system and fetal structures throughout various stages of pregnancy and correlates abnormal findings with underlying physiologic processes.
• Assists physicians with invasive procedures as necessary and adheres strictly to the universal protocol standards.
• Utilizes appropriate ultrasound instrumentation for procedures and demonstrates knowledge of equipment operations, applications and scanning techniques resulting in optimized image data/documentation.
• Completes procedures according to protocol.
• Performs a variety of technical ultrasound procedures, correlating appropriate patient history, laboratory data, and physical findings, for the purpose of assisting in a patient's medical diagnosis under the direct supervision of a physician or registered ultrasound technologist.