Vascular Sonographer
Portland, OR
PRIDE Health
4x10 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Ultrasound Tech - Vascular

Overview

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Facility: Short-term acute care teaching hospital with 536 total staff beds
• Scrub Color: Any color for all areas; OR and Cath Lab scrubs provided
• Parking: No fee

Schedule

• Shifts: Day (4x10 hours, 7:00 to 17:00) or Night (4x10 hours, 22:00 to 8:00)
• Hours: 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• On-Call: Required. Mon-Thurs (11pm-7am), potentially once a week, and Friday (5:30pm-7am)
• Weekends: Required. Saturday shifts 7am-5:30pm (variable)
• Block Schedules: Not required
• Float Between Units: No
• Staffing Ratio: 1:1
• 48-Hour Approval: Not approved

Required Qualifications

• Vascular Ultrasound Tech or RVT (Registered Vascular Technologist)
• Valid Vascular Sonographer license in Oregon
• At least 1 year of Vascular Sonographer experience, including experience within the last year

Onboarding and Health Requirements

• Identification: Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card (required for I-9)
• Background Check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years; updated annually
• Exclusion Checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG searches, within 30 days of start and updated monthly
• Education Verification: Third-party verification of related degree
• References: Minimum of 2 covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty
• Employment Application: Must cover at least the last 5 years of employment
• Skills Checklist: Required for the applicable unit and updated annually
• Physical Exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO, stating the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation
• Drug Screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; instant results are acceptable
• TB Screening: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start; annual renewal requires 1 PPD or TB titer
• Tdap: Within 10 years; declination accepted
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): 2 doses at least 28 days apart, or positive titer; low or equivocal titers have alternative options
• Varicella: 2 doses, positive titer, or declination
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or positive titer with documented vaccination series
• Flu Vaccine: Required during flu season (9/1 to 3/30); declinations accepted. Pre-starts must provide vaccine or declination before start beginning 9/8; working candidates by 10/31
• COVID: Latest vaccination record preferred; declinations not required. Candidates without documentation are treated as unvaccinated and must follow infection prevention measures
• Fit Testing (Travel): Required. Completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year. Any mask type is acceptable
• RespSafety Clearance (Travel): Required. Medical clearance for respirator use, renewed annually via virtual questionnaire
• Annual Regulatory Modules: Approximately 3.5 hours, required annually; facility-specific modules may also apply
• Float Policy: Acknowledgment required. May be required to float to another facility in the system within a reasonable distance
• Badge Photo: Passport-style with neutral background, submitted in JPEG format