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An exciting opportunity exists to join the Medical Imaging Team as a Sonographer – Advanced (Tablelands) as a Sonographer or Sonographer/Radiographer at Atherton and Mareeba Hospitals. Working with state-of-the-art equipment, you will deliver high-level ultrasound services across obstetric, gynaecological, general, paediatric, musculoskeletal and vascular imaging, while contributing to leadership, training, workflow management and professional governance of the ultrasound service.
About us:
Atherton Hospital: The Medical Imaging Department, located within the newly completed hospital building, includes x-ray, theatre, CT and Ultrasound and has approximately 8600 attendances.
Mareeba Hospital: Mareeba Hospital is a 40 bed Level 3 rural hospital. The Mareeba Hospital Medical Imaging Department provides X-ray, Theatre, CT and Ultrasound services and has approximately 9200 attendances.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About your role:
* Deliver a high-level medical imaging clinical service across Ultrasound and if a Radiographer / Sonographer, other Medical Imaging modalities within a multidisciplinary team, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards.
* Apply independent professional judgement to a complex caseload, adapting routine clinical practice based on valid and reliable evidence, with infrequent need for direct clinical practice supervision.
* Provide Sonographer findings to Radiologists for reporting and viewing by stakeholders within the Cairns and Hinterland Health Services District.
* Apply professional judgement to the review and prioritisation of referrals in accordance with clinical need to facilitate appropriate and timely delivery of service.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
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