CV Sonographer | CV Lab | $15K Sign-on Bonus & Reloc

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare•Tallahassee, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system serving a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. As a career destination, TMH employs over 6,000 colleagues and is the region's healthcare leader, offering advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital. It boasts the region's only Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, along with the most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic, and surgery programs in the Panhandle. The system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs, and over 50 affiliated physician practices. This entry-level position offers a pathway to professional career progression within the sonography/ultrasound discipline. The role involves performing routine assignments using established procedures and applying conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures. The sonographer will develop competence through structured work assignments under the guidance of others. Key responsibilities include operating diagnostic imaging equipment on patients to examine tissue and body structures, performing various diagnostic sonographic examinations on adult and/or pediatric patients using ultrasonic equipment in different modes and techniques to gather data for diagnosis and treatment, and performing/assisting with cardiovascular diagnostic procedures such as adult echocardiograms, stress echoes, non-surgical transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), carotid ultrasounds, and pulse volume recordings (PVR). Additional duties include scheduling and coordinating tests, preparing and maintaining operational logs, recording and documenting test results, updating patient records for referring physicians, and ensuring proper patient care and safety during procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma (or equivalent)
Graduation from an accredited sonography program
None (required experience)
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
One (1) of the following credentials: Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS), Adult Echocardiography (AE); RDCS, Pediatric Echocardiography (PE); RDCS, Fetal Echocardiography (FE); Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT); Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS); Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS); or Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS). NOTE: Credentials must be applicable to the work performed in the specific department assigned.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of relevant sonography experience

Responsibilities

Operates diagnostic imaging equipment on patients to examine tissue and body structures.
Performs a variety of diagnostic sonographic examinations on adult and/or pediatric patients utilizing ultrasonic equipment in various modes and techniques to locate, evaluate, and record pertinent anatomical, physiological, pathological, and functional data for diagnosing and treating anatomic and physiologic disorders.
Performs and assists with cardiovascular diagnostic procedures including adult echocardiograms, stress echoes, non-surgical transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), carotid ultrasounds, and pulse volume recording (PVR).
Schedules and coordinates tests.
Prepares and maintains operational logs.
Records and documents test results appropriately.
Updates patient records for referring physicians.
Ensures proper patient care and safety during ultrasound procedures.