Cardiac Sonographer
About The Position
Where You’ll Work At Dignity Health , living our values means bringing passion into action every day. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center (DH-YRMC), now part of CommonSpirit Health, is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including network-wide opportunities to advance your career. What started as a simple community hospital, is today a state-of-the-art healthcare system with two acute care hospitals, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, outpatient health and wellness centers, cardiac diagnostic centers, and outpatient medical imaging centers. As you build your career at DH-YRMC, you’ll find Prescott is an inspiring place to live, work and to enjoy the outdoors. · It is an inviting community with bygone charm and modern amenities. · Local residents enjoy four spectacular seasons, while the area offers nearly year-round sunshine for any outdoor adventures. · The carefree, relaxed lifestyle offers short commute opportunities, so you can focus on your career and your family. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center extends this feeling with a strong sense of family, security, and belonging. Our compassion and commitment to quality care has earned awards, such as the Stroke Care Excellence Award (2022), Neuroscience Excellence Award (2021, 2020) and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Awards (2020, 2021) and has placed us at the top of the charts in community and nationwide in healthcare. Come experience the incredible quality-of-life that Dignity Health-YRMC and Prescott has to offer! #hellohumankindness Job Summary and Responsibilities Performs,Echocardiogram procedure's including Transthoracic Echocardiograms, Transesophageal Echocardiograms with Cardiologist, Stress Echocardiogram's with Cardiologist. Completes Echocardiogram reports on Heartlab and process's finalized Echocardiogram reports for Medical billing. Performs Echocardiograms requiring independent judgement and Initiative. Participates with ICAEL accreditation and QA. The Technologist will assist with a teaching environment with students and new employee's. Verifies order's entered into Cerner by ordering Physician for the examination. Attain's B/P, Height and Weight and billable diagnosis to complete the exam from Cerner. Enter's all of the pertinent information into the Ultrasound machine. When patient enters room Sonographer will ask patient for date of birth and first and last name and if patient has a Cardiologist. Sonographer will explain the echocardiogram to the patient or patient's family. Perform the Echocardiogram following ICAEL standard's and Protocol. Sonographer will send the attained images into the PAC's system. Sonograpaher will then complete a preliminary report for the reading Cardiologist.
Requirements
- High School Graduate/GED higher leveldegree and completion of anechocardiography program
- Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI, within 12 - months or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, within 12 - months
Nice To Haves
- One (1) year experience as anechocardiography sonographer
Responsibilities
- Performs,Echocardiogram procedure's including Transthoracic Echocardiograms, Transesophageal Echocardiograms with Cardiologist, Stress Echocardiogram's with Cardiologist.
- Completes Echocardiogram reports on Heartlab and process's finalized Echocardiogram reports for Medical billing.
- Performs Echocardiograms requiring independent judgement and Initiative.
- Participates with ICAEL accreditation and QA.
- The Technologist will assist with a teaching environment with students and new employee's.
- Verifies order's entered into Cerner by ordering Physician for the examination.
- Attain's B/P, Height and Weight and billable diagnosis to complete the exam from Cerner.
- Enter's all of the pertinent information into the Ultrasound machine.
- When patient enters room Sonographer will ask patient for date of birth and first and last name and if patient has a Cardiologist.
- Sonographer will explain the echocardiogram to the patient or patient's family.
- Perform the Echocardiogram following ICAEL standard's and Protocol.
- Sonographer will send the attained images into the PAC's system.
- Sonograpaher will then complete a preliminary report for the reading Cardiologist.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
