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Atrium Health

Sonography Education Specialist

Atrium Health, Ardmore, North Carolina, United States

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Position Summary Wake Forest University Health Sciences – Academic Center for Experiential and Applied Learning (CEAL) – Administration

Job Details Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule:

Primarily Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Travel to remote locations with extended hours some days and occasional weekends.

Pay Range: $37.50 – $56.25 per hour

Education / Experience Completion of an AMA or CMA accredited program in diagnostic ultrasound and an Associate's degree with one-year full-time employment with a teaching component required. Three years clinical experience in General Ultrasound Imaging required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Ability to perform native renal biopsy guidance.

Licensure / Certification American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography certification in Abdomen and one additional specialty area (OB/GYN, Neuro, Breast, MSK). Certified in basic cardio‑pulmonary resuscitation.

Essential Functions

Independently serves as a lead educator, developer of curriculum and sonography expert for CEAL internal/external ultrasound events with learners from around the nation/world.

Performs quality ultrasound examinations and teaches others those examinations. This includes recognizing abnormalities and artifacts and taking appropriate action to enhance, eliminate and monitor and performing educational training studies in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring consistent workflow and high level of productivity.

Independently serves as a key liaison with ultrasound vendors to acquire loaner machines for ultrasound training events. Makes recommendations for ultrasound equipment purchase including machines and phantoms.

Partners with the CEAL Director of Ultrasound to develop and implement curriculum for ultrasound events for community hospitals and network practices.

Partners with the CEAL Director of Ultrasound and the Executive Director of CEAL to facilitate the ultrasound mini‑fellowship program.

Independently serves as the lead educator for the Vimedix ultrasound simulator assisting faculty, residents, students, and other learners in the use of this equipment.

Develops new ultrasound programming for School of Medicine students and clinical enterprise learners.

Independently serves as the lead educator and host for open scanning labs for School of Medicine students and clinical faculty.

Assists research faculty in the development of protocols and publications using ultrasound equipment.

Independently develops standard operating procedures for CEAL ultrasound.

Independently serves as the lead educator and host for middle school and high school learners during open houses, summer camps, and immersive experiences.

Directs the ultrasound program coordinator with logistics for CEAL ultrasound events.

Participates on the hospital Point‑of‑Care Ultrasound (POCUS) committee.

Independently develops reports including monthly tracking of ultrasound events and keeps accurate inventory for CEAL ultrasound resources. Provides accurate data and documentation of information for departmental records and utilizes appropriate electronic information system(s) accurately to retrieve information.

Maintains statistics and data on learner participation in CEAL ultrasound activities.

Serves as a primary driver of the CEAL ambulance to move ultrasound machines and equipment to off‑campus events.

Partners in ultrasound research practices including development of Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications and publications as appropriate to highlight CEAL ultrasound programs and associated data.

Ensures readiness of equipment and supplies to perform training procedures including reviewing schedule of training events to determine specifications for supplies.

Skills / Qualifications Communicates effectively and professionally with physicians, staff, and other Medical Center personnel regarding sonography in patient care.

Communicates with patients of varying age groups when teaching at bedside.

Ability to teach and provide instruction and assess quality of others' work.

Organizational skills; maintains positive, effective working relationships with staff and leadership.

Ability to work in a stressful environment and maintain self‑control.

Use sound judgment in decision‑making; multitask and prioritize.

Work Environment Possible exposure to infectious and contagious diseases; potential exposure to risk of blood‑borne diseases; occasional exposure to unpleasant patient or unit elements; subject to varying and unpredictable situations; exposure to housekeeping/cleaning agents and chemicals; pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries; subject to many interruptions.

Physical Requirements Standing, walking, sitting; bending, reaching with arms; finger and hand dexterity; talking, hearing, seeing; lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling 20 lbs maximum; lifting 50 lbs maximum; lifting 100 lbs maximum.

Benefits and More

Paid Time Off programs

Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short‑ and long‑term disability

Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

Educational Assistance Program

Additional Information Plans, creates, directs, implements, and delivers ultrasound education programs, policies and procedures, and expands ultrasound curriculum offerings for a variety of learner groups including faculty, residents, fellows, nursing, School of Medicine students, K‑12 students, external learners and other health care professional groups.

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