Cardiac Sonographer I

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Parkwest Medical Center, Covenant Health’s flagship facility in West Knoxville, is seeking a Cardiac Sonographer for its Cardiac Diagnostics Department. This full-time position, working 72 hours per pay period on a day shift, involves utilizing state-of-the-art technology to assist cardiologists in diagnosing congenital, structural, and disease-process cardiac issues. The candidate will perform procedures to IAC standards and guidelines, including transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress echocardiograms. Parkwest Medical Center is the region’s largest hospital, offering advanced services and consistently ranked among Tennessee's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized as a Top 100 Heart Hospital with an “A” safety grade from Leapfrog. As part of Covenant Health, the region’s largest employer, it combines cutting-edge technology with compassionate, community-centered care.

Requirements

Must have and maintain a CCI, ARRT, or ARDMS Registry.
American Heart Association BLS prior to hire

Nice To Haves

Preference may be given to individuals with experience as a Cardiac Sonographer in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Understands cross-sectional human anatomy, physiology, pathology and medical terminology to obtain optimal studies.
Demonstrates knowledge of basic medical terminology.
Demonstrates knowledge in all facets of performing optimal studies to include pertinent clinical history, related diagnostic procedures, ultrasound physics, normal anatomy, and pathological variants.
Also demonstrates competent performance of critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to age-specific patient needs.
Assists in the maintenance of equipment, supplies and imaging areas.
Able to perform ultrasound testing on patients by utilizing 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, M-mode, spectral Doppler, color flow Doppler, speckle tracking, and other post-processing functionality, along with exercise and stress echo exams.
Performs as primary liaison between patients, physicians, and other members of the support team.
Provides patients and families with procedure explanation and/or written documentation of procedure.
Demonstrates competency in production, use, recognition and analysis of images and patterns used for patient diagnosis and treatment.
Able to complete preliminary reports including a range of measurements and motion to assist the physician with test results.
Able to develop and maintain good working relationships both inter- and intra-departmentally; to foster good customer relations, to maintain open lines of communication with colleagues, providers, and patients, and to observe the Covenant Health Mission and Values.
Participates in continuing education for optimal patient care, public education and enhanced knowledge and technical competence.
Able to perform correct drug, procedure and supply charging, stock maintenance and vendor ordering procedure.
Efficiently coordinates daily work distribution and patient flow.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
Completes required education assignments annually.
Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.