Echocardiographer- St Johns/Woodwinds
About The Position
Fairview Health Services is hiring a Echocardiographer to join our Electrocardiology team at our M Health Fairview Woodwinds and St Johns Hospitals location in Maplewood and Woodbury, MN. We're offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus! Schedule: This position will be working 1.0 FTE (80 hours every two weeks).The hours will be 730a-4p, 830a-5pm, or 630a-3p. There is one night of weekday call per month, and one weekend per month of Saturday and Sunday day shifts with one night of call on your weekend, either Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. The Echocardiographer performs non-invasive cardiac diagnostic imaging using ultrasound technology to aid the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases.
Requirements
- BLS Certification
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography; OR
- Registered Cardiac Sonography (RCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
Nice To Haves
- Associate's degree in Echocardiography
- 1 to 3 years of Echocardiography experience
Responsibilities
- Performing various echocardiograms according to departmental policies and procedures.
- Transthoracic echocardiograms.
- Exercise and pharmacological echocardiograms.
- Utilizes contrast agents for echocardiograms as needed.
- Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms.
- Prepares echocardiogram for interpretation including accurate preliminary report.
- Participating in quality assurance activities per ICAEL and laboratory standards.
- Attends required Q.A. meetings.
- Participates in quality improvement programs.
- Correlation studies.
- Required continuing medical education (CME).
- Participates in research studies as needed.
- Completing various clerical and departmental tasks for efficient departmental operations.
- Completes patient registration.
- Replenish laboratory supplies as needed.
- Clean echo cart and room after each use.
- Copies and prepare DVD/CD/tapes for outside interpretation/use.
- Meeting all role-related and age-specific competencies.
- Demonstrating ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
- Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
- Communicates in a respective manner.
- Ensures a safe, secure environment.
- Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
- Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
- Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
Benefits
- Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more!
- Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
