Cardiac Sonographer Extern

Cape Fear Valley Health

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs ultrasonic images of the heart and great vessels to investigate a wide variety of acquired and congenital heart diseases.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Associate science degree preferred
• RDCS or RCS certification or registry eligible preferred
• Must attempt registry certification within 1 year and gain certification within 2 years of the hire date
• New graduate with at least 800 hours of clinical cardiac scan time or Graduated from an accredited program or 1 year of on-the-job training
• Ability to understand test procedures and verbally explain to patients
• Form perceptions required to compare recorded patterns to characteristics of normal patterns
• Preference for scientific and technical activities required to understand and operate electronic test equipment
• Ability to interact confidently on a one-to-one basis with patients of varying ages, genders, ethnicities and backgrounds
• Manual dexterity to perform diagnostic tests
• Ability to use both hands independently
• Excellent visual and auditory acuity
• Potential for exposure to minimal amount of radiation
• Potential for eyestrain due to monitoring CRT
• Position may involve skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parental contact with blood or potentially infectious material
• Ability to lift, turn, and reposition patients for the study ordered
• Ability to push large rolling ultrasound equipment that weighs in excess of 300 pounds across long distances inside of the hospital
• Ability to work in confined spaces for correct positioning of patients in small rooms
• May stand for long periods during procedures
• Ability to push occupied stretchers and beds

Responsibilities

• Performs transthoracic, transesophageal and stress echocardiograms of cardiac anatomy and function in adult and pediatric patients
• Performs all measurements and calculations that are related to echocardiograms using M-mode, color Doppler mapping, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler spectral analysis
• Assists supervisor with the implementation of in-service education programs
• Prepares test results for review by interpreting physician
• Maintains and cleans equipment and work environment
• Alerts physician to potential life threatening situations observed during echocardiograms
• Shares responsibility for Cardiac Diagnostics Department on call duties
• Records and verifies patient billing information
• Participates in the collection of data for departmental quality assurance program
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees