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**City/State:** Saint Louis, Missouri

**Categories:** Imaging Services

**Job Status:** PRN

**Req ID** : 93757

**Pay Range:** $32.52 – $51.96 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

BJC HealthCare System is now hiring a **PRN Registered** **Vascular Sonographer** for **_Christian Hospital & Northwest Healthcare (St. Louis, MO)_**

Position Details:

+ **PRN / as Needed (Dayshift Hours)**

+ Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri (7:00am – 5pm) & Saturday (6:30am – 3pm)

+ **_Perform Vascular Ultrasounds—carotid, lower & upper venous, lower & upper arterial, renal, ABIs, vein mapping_**

_Requirements:_

+ Associate degree or Trade School equivalency ( _or higher level of education_ )

+ Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT), Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) or equivalent

_Experience:_

+ **_6 months experience (preferred)_**

+ **_ABI Experience (preferred but not needed)_**

+ _Upcoming Graduating Sonography Students, Radiology students, Registered Sonographer_ **_,_** _Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Ultrasound Technician, Ultrasound Technologist, or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS), Abdominal, Vascular, imaging, radiology_

Why Join Us?

+ Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team

+ Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance

Next Steps:

+ If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screen

Overview

**Christian Hospital** has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

_Northwest HealthCare_ , six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

The Vascular Laboratory provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services. Routine vascular services include peripheral arterial Doppler, peripheral arterial duplex, peripheral venous duplex, carotid duplex, duplex of dialysis access grafts and fistulas, and renal artery studies. Service are offered in the department as well as at bedside to the patients in the ICU and PCU.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Registered Vascular Sonographer performs a variety of tests to adult and/or pediatric patients for the purpose of diagnosis and/or treatment of anatomic and physiologic disorders. Exams include, but not limited to, carotid imaging, peripheral plethysmography, doppler wave form, segmental pressure, venous and arterial imaging, and thoracic outlet studies. May also perform vascular procedures.

Responsibilities

+ Performs vascular ultrasound imaging examinations and ensures proper documentation of procedures.

+ Performs vascular studies independently, may perform studies on-call, portable exams, and at other sites as required by work area.

+ Ensures proper function and readiness of all equipment.

Minimum Requirements

Education

+ Associate or Trade School Equi

Experience

+ No Experience

Supervisor Experience

+ No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

+ RVT, RVS or equiv

Preferred Requirements

Experience

+ <2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

+ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

+ Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

+ 401(k) plan with BJC match

+ Tuition Assistance available on first day

+ BJC Institute for Learning and Development

+ Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

+ Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer