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LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL * Ultrasound
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA
Radiology & Imaging
Full Time 40 hours, Day Shift, M-F, dayshift, with holiday and on call rotation
Posted 02/07/2023
Req # 55344
Union: N/A
Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 20,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it’s like to be part of a health care organization that’s nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
*NEW COMPETITIVE WAGES! $20K SIGN ON BONUS!
Job Summary:
Performs with latitude for independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative, Diagnostic Ultrasound exams and invasive procedures of designated anatomy to physician specifications and established protocols. May participate in call rotations, as necessary.
Education – Required:
- Specialized Diploma Graduate of approved CAHEA school of diagnostic medical sonography or certification program. In good standing with the ARDMS.
Education – Preferred:
- Associate’s Degree Diagnostic Medical Sonography or
- Bachelor’s Degree Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Experience – Required:
- 1 year clinical experience in ultrasound
- 1 year abdominal, GYN, peripheral vascular doppler experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities – Required:
- Ability to deal effectively and ethically with medical and confidential information relating to patients, families, physicians, and nursing personnel.
- Ability to function independently and competently.
- Ability to maintain professional relationship with co-workers and medical staff.
- Knowledge of a wide variety of personnel such as patients, family, physicians, nurses, and students.
- Knowledge necessary to ensure that the assessment, treatment, and care are appropriate to the age of patients served ranging in age from neonates to geriatrics.
Certifications – Required:
- RDMS – Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Upon Hire and
- Health ServicesBCLS – Basic Life Support within 30 Days
Licensure – Preferred:
- RVT – Registered Vascular Technologist
LVHN hospitals in the Lehigh Valley are the only hospitals in the region to have received Magnet recognition five consecutive times since 2002. This prestigious recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center demonstrates our commitment to nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes. LVHN is home to five clinical institutes. Each serve as a hub for innovation, collaboration and education. Our institutes include Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute and Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. LVHN is also home to Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, which is the only children’s hospital in the region. This hospital gives our community access to more than 30 pediatric specialties, Children’s ExpressCARE locations and a dedicated Children’s ER.
We’ve been consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the top hospital in the region and among the best in the state. We’re also Great Place to Work-Certified, which means an overwhelming majority of our colleagues have a positive experience at LVHN.
These designations tell you that LVHN is a great place to work from hire to retire. If you are someone who aligns with LVHN’s core values – Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration and Excellence – you will have a rewarding and successful career here.
Influenza vaccination is required at most LVHN facilities for all colleagues with patient contact unless medically contraindicated or due to a bona fide religious belief or practice, and is strongly encouraged for all colleagues. Applicants possessing a medical marijuana card will not be considered for safety sensitive positions.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.
