PVL Technologist

Location

Hanover, PA | United States

Job description

UPMC offers a $6,000 sign on bonus with a 2-year commitment for new hires .

Perform noninvasive Peripheral Vascular studies including (but not restricted to) arterial and venous duplex imaging with color flow Doppler, noninvasive arterial testing (pulse volume recordings/segmental limb pressures), visceral abdominal duplex imaging with color flow Doppler, extracranial duplex imaging with color flow Doppler, and other noninvasive vascular tests assigned. This goal must be achieved within 6 months to 1 year of starting date. Patient testing is performed on adolescent, geriatric and adult patients.

This position works either four 10-hour days or five 8-hour days from Monday to Friday between 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Rotating Saturday and Holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Responsibilities:

• Display knowledge of Doppler and Ultrasound physics when performing vascular exams.
• Provide general information to patients and their significant others while performing vascular testing.
• Provide support to staff to assure competency in all phases of vascular diagnostic services.
• Obtain detailed, accurate history on vascular patients.
• Display ability to troubleshoot problems with equipment and computer terminals and make minor repairs.
• Assist other staff members and hospital personnel in completion of needed tasks. Make patient care and/or interdepartmental service the number one priority.
• Obtain and calculate tracing, spectral analyses and analog waveforms for vascular tests.

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Salary

$31.62 - $46.38 per hour