Cardiac Ultrasound Sonographer
About The Position
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites. Job Summary Responsible for specialization in imaging a patient's heart. This role uses ultrasound equipment to examine the heart's chambers, valves, and vessels. Use both color flow and spectral Doppler to accurately evaluate cardiac stenotic and regurgitant lesions, and intracardiac shunts and other hemodynamically significant lesions.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree Diagnostic Medical Sonographer required or Bachelor's Degree Diagnostic Medical Sonographer preferred or Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study preferred
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer [RDCS] - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) preferred
- Cardiovascular Imaging Experience 1-2 years preferred
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology, and disease.
- Ability to operate ultrasound equipment utilizing a variety of possible techniques, including M-mode, two-dimensional, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler flow mapping.
- Ability to make knowledgeable clinical assessments and judgments.
- Ability to maintain composure under stress, using tact and good judgment.
- Demonstrate analytical decision-making skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as a care team member.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate the hemodynamic significance of various cardiac disease states using all imaging modalities available in accordance with the department’s protocols.
- Operate ultrasound system and assist exercise physiologist and RN during dobutamine and stress echocardiography.
- Perform diagnostic cardiovascular examinations according to standardized laboratory protocols; deviating from normal techniques when necessary to provide the best possible results.
- Perform diagnostic cardiovascular examinations, recognizing the significance of all structures that are visualized, differentiating artifacts from appropriate structures, while recognizing the limitations of equipment and utilizing knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
- Review patient’s medical record to obtain necessary clinical information including patient history, lab results, and physician orders.
- Obtains necessary clinical information from patients and compares requisitions to physicians' orders to ensure exam accuracy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
