NWIN Vascular Technologist, Registry

Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Vascular Technologist at our Crown Point location. 

Under direction, assess patients for pathology of all the veins and arteries of the body other than the heart, intracranial and certain visceral vessels.  These are physiology exams using Doppler, duplex imaging and plethysmography, together with history and physics to assess patients for a variety of vascular pathologies

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 for each patient while they are in the laboratory

• Perform 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:

• Six months’ experience in an internship or regular position in any ultrasound field

• Completion of a two-year allied health education program that is patientcare related

• Registry titles will be encouraged to become credentialed within 24 months of the date they are eligible to take credentialing exams

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: 0.1 Registry

• Shift:Rotating

• Unit/Department: Pro Vascular Lab- Crown Point

• CBA Code: Non-Union

• No Visa Sponsorship Available