Cardiac Sonographer PRN Days

BHS • Louisville, KY

148d • Onsite

About The Position

Summary Job Description: Status: PRN Shift: 1st Job Summary: Performs tests at BH Louisville with technical accuracy. These include, Transthoracic, Stress Echocardiography testing and Transesophageal echocardiograms. Familiar with life-threatening arrhythmias. Patient population served includes any patient admitted from newborn to geriatrics. Must maintain Basic Life Support/CPR certification. Must be available to work 1 weekend a month. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He or she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time. 1. Performs echocardiograms (TTE and TEE) and cardiac doppler with technical accuracy, demonstrates a thorough understanding of the ultrasound equipment and cardiac anatomy. 2. Maintain a professional environment through a clean and orderly department, adherence to dress code, and personal actions. 3. Stress echo required technical efficiency and will assist the RN by close monitoring of the patient according to the protocol desired by the physician. 4. Recognizes life-threatening arrhythmia’s and reports them to the attending nurse or physician. 5. Schedules patient’s appointments as needed such as add-on or TEE. Prioritizes the Echocardiograms to meet the patient needs and to recognize urgency of the exam results. 6. Maintains Echo machine in the proper working order by routine cleaning of filters, keyboards and general cleaning. 7. Participates in QA activities and ICAEL accreditation. 8. Annual completion of clinical competency validation. Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required: 1. Must be registered in Adult Echocardiography or a candidate for registry in Adult Echocardiography. a. Candidates must be registered within 3 months. b. Registration may be through Cardiovascular Credentialing International as Registered Cardiac Sonographer or through The American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer. 2. Experience in all cardiology procedures preferred. 3. BCLS certification required within three months of hire. Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

Requirements

• Must be registered in Adult Echocardiography or a candidate for registry in Adult Echocardiography.
• Candidates must be registered within 3 months.
• Registration may be through Cardiovascular Credentialing International as Registered Cardiac Sonographer or through The American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer.
• BCLS certification required within three months of hire.
• Must be available to work 1 weekend a month.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in all cardiology procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs echocardiograms (TTE and TEE) and cardiac doppler with technical accuracy, demonstrates a thorough understanding of the ultrasound equipment and cardiac anatomy.
• Maintain a professional environment through a clean and orderly department, adherence to dress code, and personal actions.
• Stress echo required technical efficiency and will assist the RN by close monitoring of the patient according to the protocol desired by the physician.
• Recognizes life-threatening arrhythmia’s and reports them to the attending nurse or physician.
• Schedules patient’s appointments as needed such as add-on or TEE. Prioritizes the Echocardiograms to meet the patient needs and to recognize urgency of the exam results.
• Maintains Echo machine in the proper working order by routine cleaning of filters, keyboards and general cleaning.
• Participates in QA activities and ICAEL accreditation.
• Annual completion of clinical competency validation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees