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Form of workJoin UChicago Medicine at Crown Point, as a Vascular Technologist in the Vascular Laboratory.
Come be a vital part of our team as a Vascular Technologist at our cutting-edge facility in Crown Point! UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana. It is anticipating an opening in Spring 2024.
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 to each patient while they are in the laboratory.
- Performs 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
- Required minimum experience: six months experience in an internship or regular position in any ultrasound field.
- Required minimum education: Completion of a two-year allied health education program that is patient-care related.
- Preferred minimum experience and education: 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.
- No credentialing required, but incumbents holding Vascular Tech, Registry title will be encouraged to become credentialed within 24 months of the date they are eligible to take credentialing exams.
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: Registry, 0.10
- Shift: Day
- Unit/Department: Proc Vascular Lab - Crown Point
- CBA Code: Non-Union
Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
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