Sonographer

Position Title: Sonographer

Division: Advancia Aeronautics

Location:  San Diego, California

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt Hourly (SCA)

Position Summary

Advancia Aeronautics is committed to placing people first as we accelerate healthcare delivery and provide superior health readiness for military and federal communities across the globe. We are seeking a Ultrasound Technologist for a long-term contract providing personal medical services in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) and its associated Naval Branch Health Clinics. As part of the Advancia Aeronautics team, healthcare workers (HCWs) will support Navy Medicine operations by delivering medical services to active-duty military personnel, their dependents, eligible DoD civilian employees, retirees, and other authorized beneficiaries designated by the Government.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Independently prepare patients, exam rooms, and procedure tables using techniques which are categorized as dirty, clean, sterile, or aseptic.  

• Sets up and operates the imaging equipment (angiographic imaging systems, CT, ultrasound) to best present the medically significant aspects found if unanticipated conditions or anomalies are discovered.

• Performs complex and highly specialized duties of the IR technologist, assisting in all aspects of procedures, to include handling specific equipment, preparing and utilizing procedure specific supplies, medications, and devices.

• Serves as primary assistant to the Interventional Radiologist, performing complex and highly specialized IR procedures that include diagnostic and interventional arterial/venous procedures (eg. Transarterial chemoembolization, uterine fibroid embolization, pelvic congestion syndrome embolization, gonadal vein embolization, thrombolysis, thrombectomy, percutaneous, transluminal angioplasty, implantation of stents and other intravascular devices, fistulagram/shuntogram, transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt, and foreign body removal) and non-vascular interventional procedures (e.g. gastrointestinal studies, urinary studies, drainage studies, biopsies).

• Ability to function as the primary circulator during all cases.

• Prepares, organizes, and maintains highly complex sterile surgical set-ups. Observes and responds promptly to each stage of the procedure and anticipates the needs of the IR. Utilizes universal precautions and follows infection control policies and procedures when handling specimens, supplies, and equipment. Maintains adequate stock of sterile instruments; ensures instruments are cleaned and re-sterilized following procedures. Maintains an adequate stock of linen and informs the supervisor if they notice any shortage of supplies.

• Keeps a clean and orderly room at all times.

• Responsibilities include performing clerical duties, such as the triage and scheduling of patients after reviewing requests from physicians and other health care providers. Calls for, receives, and explains procedures to all patients. Prioritizes the critical and emergency procedures, and rearranges patient schedules to accommodate them. Retrieves pertinent lab results to ensure patients meet criteria to proceed with the examination. Ensures all paperwork correlating to the patient is reviewed for accuracy such as H&P (history and physical) to include allergies, medications, lab values and any medical problems, prior studies and reports, OHI (other health insurance).

• Assists in the training of students and other military technologists in IR principles, procedures, capabilities, techniques, and equipment.

• Performs operator level maintenance and care of equipment. Identifies need for and initiates action to obtain higher level support.

• Assists in workload statistics and other records relating to IR activities and functions.

• On a rotational basis, stands call for the angiographic and interventional studies needed after normal duty hours.

• Existing guidelines are not specifically applicable to all aspects of the assignment, as the technology is continually evolving, and new techniques will be applied as they are published through textbooks and current journals. The technologist must be able adjust techniques for observed physiological and anatomical conditions and use judgment to deviate from procedures and tables provided to compensate for patient's injuries, illness, or physical disabilities. The technologist must maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments in the field of IR radiology in order to follow new methods and guidelines for adoption.

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Education & Experience Requirements

• Associate of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography from an accredited program by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

• Certified by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

• Two years of experience as a sonographer

•  BLS certification

Working Conditions/Working Environment/Physical Demands

• Services Shall be provided Sunday – Saturday from 0600-1800 hours, including holidays. Shifts are scheduled for 8-hour period, not including an uncompensated 30-minute lunch break. In no instance will the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) HCW be required to provide services more than 80 hours per two-week period.

• Requires long periods of standing and walking, to include bending, lifting and carrying moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs). Positioning patients who are unconscious or disabled requires considerable effort and working in awkward positions. Occasionally, the lifting of totally incapacitated patients may require heavy lifting with assistance from fellow employees. Requires frequent physical movement for room and equipment setup during cases and between cases

• Must be a United States citizen, successfully pass an extensive government background investigation, and receive government client approval. 

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Advancia Aeronautics, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Advancia Aeronautics LLC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.