Senior Sonographer I -Fetal Therapy (PRN)
Company: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: April 30, 2024
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Requisition #: 623521
Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
MD 21201
Category: Allied Health/Clinical Professional
Schedule: Day Shift
Johns Hopkins Health System employs more than 20,000 people
annually. When joining the Johns Hopkins Health System, you became
part of a diverse organization dedicated to its patients, their
families, and the community we serve, as well as to our employees.
Career opportunities are available in academic and community
hospital settings, home care services, physician practices,
international affiliate locations and in the health insurance
industry. Great careers continually advance here. Join an amazing
global healthcare organization! Position Summary: The Senior
Sonographer I in Fetal Medicine works under the general supervision
of the Chief imaging Technologist and with the assistance of a
physician, performs a more extensive range of diagnostic ultrasound
and intervention procedures, assists in the training and
supervising of ultrasound Sonographers, in clinical research
studies and orients and educates medical staff in theory and
applications of sonographic technology. Shift: Casual/On Call Day
Shift, 8:00 am - 6:30 pm No Weekends Education:
Diploma/Certificate/GED required Work Experience: At least three
(3) years of clinical experience in diagnostic obstetrical
ultrasound. Knowledge: Requires thorough knowledge of anatomy,
physiology and pathology of all fetal conditions that diagnosed
with prenatal ultrasound today. In addition, specific knowledge
about the presentation of fetal disease as it changes in the
different trimester of pregnancy is required. Requires knowledge
about specific targeted ultrasound examination details that need to
be acquired to define the severity of the fetal conditions before
treatment. Requires knowledge about the severity staging systems
used for certain fetal conditions. Requires knowledge of all fetal
therapies that are available today to address various fetal
anomalies and conditions diagnosed prenatally. Requires knowledge
about the ultrasound appearance of recognized complications that
can follow invasive and non-invasive fetal therapy. Requires
thorough knowledge of the imaging standards that are required to
document either improvement or worsening of the fetal condition
after fetal therapy is initiated. Requires knowledge about
physiology of fetal development and the ultrasound examination that
is required to assess these parameters. Skills: Must be proficient
in high-resolution two-dimensional ultrasound scanning. Must be
proficient in the pulse wave and color Doppler examination of the
entire fetal circulation beyond what is required in obstetric
ultrasound (renal arteries, organ specific perfusion, coronary
arteries, fetal vessels of fetal tumors, etc.). Must proficient in
structural, functional and specialized fetal echocardiography
required for diagnosis of fetal cardiac anomalies, monitoring of
fetal heart function or rhythm. Must be proficient in first
trimester echocardiography. Must be proficient in obtaining
additional views that go beyond the OB standard ultrasound
examination and the application of several imaging protocols (ISUOG
(International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology)
protocols of fetal neurosonography, echocardiography and monitoring
of multiple pregnancies. Using two-dimensional ultrasound or three
dimensional acquisition and reconstruction. Must be able to provide
ultrasound guidance for invasive fetal procedures, as well as
intraoperative monitoring of fetal wellbeing for complex fetal
surgeries including fetoscopic spina bifida repair, fetoscopic
tracheal occlusion or open fetal surgery. Must be able to
synthesize the information gained during the ultrasound examination
and present it in the logical fashion to fetal therapy attending
physician in a manner that is relevant to the specific fetal
conditions and clinical context (i.e. pre-treatment, post
treatment). Must be able to generate ultrasound reports that
capture essential findings even in the most complex conditions. The
fetal therapy sonographer will work in the Center for Fetal
Therapy, Labor & Delivery and the operating room. The patient
population includes > 90% complicated pregnancies with fetal
anomalies that are referred for evaluation for fetal therapy. This
is in contrast to many obstetric ultrasound units where this
proportion is -10-15%. Required Licensure, Certification: Current
and active registered diagnostic medical sonographer (RDMS) in
obstetrics and fetal echocardiography. Nuchal translucency
certification through Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) or the Nuchal
Translucency Quality Review (NTQR). Johns Hopkins Health System and
its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers. Johns Hopkins
Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity /
Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic
information, veteran status, or any other status protected by
federal, state, or local law.
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