Echo Vascular Sonographer

The Cardiac & Vascular Institute•Gainesville, FL

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Gainesville, FL seeks to be the provider of choice for cardiovascular care to the people of North Central Florida by combining state of the art comprehensive cardiac services and care with innovative technology. We are proud to be certified as a GREAT PLACE TO WORK® from 2019-2020. We are seeking an ECHO VASCULAR SONOGRAPHER in the ECHO SERVICES department of our cardiology practice.

Requirements

Completed a 2 year Associates degree or Certificate program specific to Cardiovascular Sonography.
Minimum 2 years of experience performing Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound exams.
ACLS certified.
Registered in both Cardiac Echo and Vascular through CCI or ARDMS.
Within 90 days of employment date, must successfully complete required job competencies.

Responsibilities

Performing all Cardiac Echo and Vascular studies as outlined below.
Proficiently performing Echocardiograms, Carotid Duplex, Segmental Pressure Exams, Exercise Treadmill Stress Tests, Stress (and Chemical) Echocardiograms, Abdominal Aorta Duplex, Arterial Duplex, Renal Duplex and Venous Duplex Studies following the established ICAEL and ICAVL standard protocols created by TCAVI.
Accurately inputting all pertinent information and measurements in the Intergy EHR system to create complete and accurate procedure reports.
Accurately charging for all exams performed in the Intergy EHR system.
Appropriately interacting in person and via telephone with patients or their representative regarding test instructions, questions and results.
Assisting in the training of students and newly hired techs.
Continually cleaning and stocking exam rooms with supplies and linens.
Maintaining equipment by properly cleaning and bringing to the attention of the Manager any discrepancies.
Assisting with ICAEL I ICAVL accreditation applications as needed.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Demonstrating proper and safe use of equipment used to perform all Cardiac Echo and Vascular studies.
Demonstrating the skills needed to recognize arrhythmias and ischemic "Changes" on an EKG while performing stress tests.
Correlating the patients ' clinical history and present symptoms to perform quality diagnostic studies.
Maintaining cooperative relationships with interdepartmental personnel.
Working with minimal supervision, multi-tasking and meeting deadlines.
Prioritizing work responsibilities and completing assignments in a timely fashion.
Willingly accepting additional responsibilities as needed.
Assuming responsibility for increasing knowledge and skills towards all.