Cardiovascular Sonographer I - Echo Vascular

Health First Careers•Cocoa Beach, FL

About The Position

The Cardiovascular Sonographer provides direct and indirect quality patient care and performs scans in compliance with regulatory requirements and departmental processes. The role supports quality, patient safety, customer service, stewardship, system and department goals, and quality and fiscal targets. The sonographer verifies patient identity and procedure, completes required documentation and charges, reviews exam orders, follows procedure protocols and image-quality standards, positions patients, and administers medications within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed. The role also maintains productivity, follows aseptic and sterile techniques, and ensures equipment and exam rooms are clean, disinfected, and appropriately stocked. The position requires call responsiveness: acknowledging emergency alerts within five minutes and presenting to the hospital within 60 minutes of an alert. Schedule is full-time with variable shift times. A $5,000 hire-on bonus and relocation assistance may be available to eligible applicants.

Requirements

Graduate of a Sonography program, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, or Noninvasive Cardiovascular Program; or hold a bachelor’s degree in Health Services or an associate’s degree in Health Sciences.
No prior work experience required.
Obtain one of the following within one year of hire: Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT), Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS), Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS), Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS), or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS).
Hold an American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) Healthcare Provider Completion Card before the start date and maintain it.
Basic computer skills, including knowledge of MS Office Outlook and Word.
Excellent communication skills in an active team environment.
Ability to assess and interpret data.
Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, and physicians with varying levels of understanding.
Ability to meet the stated on-call response requirements.
Ability to meet the physical demands described, including frequent movement and occasional lifting or moving of objects up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Verify two forms of patient identification and ensure the correct procedure is performed on the correct patient.
Complete required written and electronic documentation, including patient history, pregnancy and IV contrast information, procedural consent, medication records, safety portal entries, medication reconciliation, and PACS documentation.
Ensure charges are complete and accurate for procedures and supplies used.
Review exam orders from medical charts and prescriptions before performing exams.
Perform procedure protocols and produce images that meet image-quality standards while complying with applicable healthcare regulations and Joint Commission standards.
Position patients using appropriate techniques.
Identify, prepare, and administer medications within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
Maintain productivity as determined by leadership.
Use aseptic and sterile techniques in accordance with infection-control guidelines and policies.
Clean and disinfect equipment before each patient encounter and promptly report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department, associates, and management.
Keep exam rooms clean, neat, stocked, and disinfected.
Acknowledge emergency alerts within five minutes when on call and present to the hospital within 60 minutes of an alert.