Cardiovascular Sonographer (Echo) Lead
About The Position
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Adult Echo Lab is seeking a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer Lead for its advanced echocardiography imaging center. The nationally accredited lab emphasizes clinical excellence, education, innovation, and research, and includes more than 22 sonographers and 25 physicians supporting the hospital’s clinical programs. The lab uses updated Philips machines with advanced 3D and strain imaging technology. It offers regular educational opportunities, clinical ladder career development, and opportunities for cardiovascular sonographers to teach cardiology fellows and sonography students. This is a full-time, day-shift position, Monday through Friday. The role is eligible for a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance. The lead sonographer performs and supports cardiac or vascular examinations, helps physicians optimize examinations, and onboards, trains, mentors, and coaches echocardiographers in partnership with department leaders.
Requirements
- Five years of experience in a hospital or healthcare environment performing cardiac or vascular sonography.
- Graduate of an accredited diagnostic medical sonography school/program, or five years of specialized training.
- RDCS certification through ARDMS or vascular certification through CCI; RCS certification for Echo, ARDMS with RVT, or CCI with RVS, as applicable, required upon start.
- Basic Life Support certification required upon start.
- No licensure required.
Nice To Haves
- Lead experience as an Echo Sonographer.
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively with patients to obtain clinical history and informed consent from patients or their charts to help physicians optimize examination performance and interpretation.
- Assist physicians in performing a variety of examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions, and/or sterile technique.
- Onboard, train, mentor, and coach echocardiographers in partnership with department leaders.
- Recognize clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with examinations, take appropriate action to resolve them, and seek desirable outcomes for examination results and patient satisfaction.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Team member wellness program.
- Retirement plan matching the first 5% of eligible contributions, starting on the first day.
- Education assistance up to $5,250 per year.
- Student loan assistance up to $10,000.
- Mental health coaching or therapy sessions for team members and their spouses/partners and children, up to 25 sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Paid time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Sign-on bonus eligibility.
- Relocation assistance eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
