Cardiovascular Sonographer (Echo) 2

Inova Health System • Falls Church, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Telestar is looking for a dedicated Cardiovascular Sonographer (Sono) 2 to join the team. This role is a Varied Shift+Schedule: PRN (as needed) 10-hour shift. Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical sonography or five years of specialized training in a hospital/healthcare setting.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association required upon start.
• American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS); Registered with Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS); Certification OR Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI); Registered with Registered Cardiovascular Specialist (RCS) Certification for Echo OR ARDMS with Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) OR CCI with the RVS Certification for Vascular.
• 2 years of experience after acquiring registry in a hospital/healthcare environment in the performance of cardiac or vascular sonography.

Responsibilities

• Administers sound patient care practices according to hospital/department policies and procedures to ensure the safety of the patients.
• Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations.
• Maintains equipment, exam rooms and work areas in a neat and safe condition to ensure the safety of the patients and employees.
• Demonstrates proper technique for injection of IV contrast, or other test-enhancing solution, under the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Standards.
• Ensures rooms are stocked with appropriate supplies and has required supplies readily available for procedures.
• Correctly identifies patients and appropriate orders, ensuring a high degree of accuracy, as evidenced by the lack of mismatched studies.
• Maintains active credential status by complying with continual education requirements.
• Attends at least 50 percent of QA conferences.
• Demonstrates patient safety in department by use of side rails, braking mechanisms and patient monitoring as demonstrated by risk management.
• Reports, documents and corrects any adverse, unsafe or unusual conditions, as evidenced by documentation in the tracking system.
• Troubleshoots equipment effectively and reports equipment to biomedical engineering/vendor, as evidenced by service reports.
• Performs/recognizes need for routine maintenance of echo vascular equipment for consistency of quality images, as evidenced by the physician and the exam results.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Robust team member wellness program.
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Individual Development Planning that focuses on supporting team member aspirations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree