Echo/Vascular Sonographer II | Outpatient Cardiology | Osceola

Orlando Health•Kissimmee, FL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

At Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute, cardiologists, heart and vascular surgeons, and cardiovascular professionals work together to provide care across 40 specialties, using diagnostic imaging and treatment options. The multidisciplinary team includes more than 70 physicians across 24 locations in Central Florida. The Institute is part of Orlando Health, a network that includes community and specialty hospitals and more than 4,000 providers. The Echo/Vascular Sonographer II provides quality patient care while performing diagnostic cardiology and/or vascular sonographic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention. The role works under the supervision of a department supervisor, manager, or director and collaborates closely with cardiologists and other healthcare team members. The sonographer must demonstrate competency in routine and/or invasive examinations, equipment operation and maintenance, and at least five specified advanced examinations. The position may involve work at any Orlando Health facility, after-hours work, and call shifts as needed.

Requirements

Meet education and training requirements under applicable current ARDMS and/or CCI guidelines, depending on the assigned department.
Maintain current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.
Maintain one of the following credentials: RDMS through ARDMS in fetal echocardiography; RDCS through ARDMS; or RCS, ACS, or RCCS through CCI.
Have a minimum of one year of experience.
Be able to perform routine echocardiology exams, including 2-D and M-Mode echocardiography, and/or routine vascular sonography exams, including 2-D and M-Mode imaging, Color Flow and Spectral Doppler, Carotid Ultrasound, Venous Doppler of upper and lower extremities, and Arterial Duplex of upper and lower extremities.
Have knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance.
Demonstrate competency in at least five of the listed ECHO and/or vascular exams: 3-D, Strain, Exercise Stress Echocardiography, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, TAVR, Mitral Clip, Complex Valve, Watchman, Post Processing, Contrast Studies, Agitated Saline Studies, Transesophageal (TEE), Surgical TEE, Complex Cardiac Shunts, Pericardiocentesis, Single Ventricle, TOF, AVC, TGA, Venous Insufficiency, Visceral, Segmental Physiology Upper Extremity, Access Grafts, Hemodialysis Access, Venous Ablation Procedures, Ultrasound Guidance, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Temporal Artery, or Transcranial Imaging.
Have in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in the job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.
Solve complex problems and exercise judgment based on analysis of multiple sources of information.

Responsibilities

Perform diagnostic cardiology and/or vascular sonographic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention.
Demonstrate competency in routine noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular ultrasound diagnostics, and operate and maintain equipment.
Recognize normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology while obtaining and documenting pertinent clinical and diagnostic information.
Work closely with cardiologists to perform diagnostic sonographic exams and function independently when a supervisor and/or manager is absent.
Exercise professional judgment, deliver appropriate care, recognize patient conditions, and ensure successful completion of procedures.
Comply with state and federal regulations applicable to each modality and adhere to Orlando Health mission statements, standards, policies, and procedures.
Assess patients' physical conditions and age-specific needs, provide instructions, identify patients correctly, acquire clinical histories, and accurately document information.
Position patients, equipment, and associated devices and adjust technical factors to obtain high-quality images.
Assess images for technical quality, annotation, patient identification, and demonstration of relevant anatomy.
Comply with quality-control standards and participate in quality-control tasks and quality and safety initiatives.
Administer medical aid when required in an emergency and use appropriate standard precautions and personal protective equipment.
Use Orlando Health computer systems effectively and accurately, maintain precise documentation, and accurately record verbal and telephone physician orders in the patient record.
Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team and ensure customer safety.
Participate in supervising student sonographers, training and orienting new sonographers, directing daily workflow, and serving as a department super user.
Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance and compliance with Orlando Health policies and applicable laws and standards.
Assist with transporting patients, image processing and interpretation standards, clerical tasks, work-area cleanliness and organization, and other departmental duties as needed.
Work at any Orlando Health facility when required and work after hours or call shifts as needed.
Assist with contrast administration and IV insertion or removal for diagnostic contrast medication when required by the department.