• Full-time, 36 hours per week

• Weekends

Highlights:

• Comprehensive packages: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, PTO, and 403B

• Competitive pay

• Colleague Referral Program (earn cash & prizes!)

• Tuition Reimbursement & Student Loan Forgiveness

Position Summary:

The Cardiac Sonographer performs routine and/or specialized cardiac ultrasound exams. The echo cardiographer acquires/analyses data using diagnostic medical ultrasound and related technologies providing calculations/data for medical staff interpretations.

What the Cardiac Sonographer will do:

• Performs routine and specialized echocardiograms using {M-mode, 2D, 3D, Color/ Spectral Doppler, and related technologies}.

• Performs and assists with graded exercise and pharmacological stress echocardiographic procedures, in addition to other types of studies.

• Coordinates/ assists with performing Transesophageal Echocardiograms and optimizing echocardiographic images and data.

• Operate, maintain and optimize ultrasound and related equipment.

• Transport ultrasound equipment to patient units as required performing bedside exams.

• Review patient charts and performs patient assessments.

• Acquire and analyze data to provide/prepare worksheets for medical staff review and interpretation.

• Function in an educational capacity for patients, patients’ family, nurses, physicians, and other audiences relative to skill.

• Cover a required amount of on-call responding to off-hour/ emergent calls (24/7).

What the Cardiac Sonographer will need:

• Graduate of a two-year program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP).

• Certification as Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) with Cardiovascular Credentialing International (or able to attain credentials within 1 year of hire). Once registered, must maintain registry status in compliance with the CE requirements of their certifying organization for the imaging modality in which they perform services.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification. Certification or re-certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within three months of hire.

• Preferred: Dual-registry RDCS and RVT registered vascular technologist

• Preferred: One or more years of ultrasound experience

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited CAAHEP program