Pediatric Cardiac Sonographer II - $10K SIGN ON BONUS

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

10h

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: CHOC Heart Institute Echo Job Summary: Acquires echocardiographic data using transthoracic transducer acquisition with the patient at rest under the supervision and/or direction of a physician. Work includes morphologic imaging, assessment of myocardial function, recording of hemodynamic parameters, visualization of blood flow. May perform stress echocardiographic testing under the direction of a physician. May perform and administer contrast imaging under the direction of a physician. . Key Responsibilities: Applies broad range of skills to ensure exam is completed timely and meets quality and compliance standards. Provides appropriate Echo testing process to patients, staff and self according to prescribed safety standards. Gathers echocardiographic diagnostic images for all patients including the clinically complex patients. Communicates findings to the Healthcare Team including recognition of abnormal studies. Assists in the orientation and training of new staff. The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned. The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked full-time for VUMC in the past twelve months. Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

Requirements

• LIC-Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer - Licensure-Others
• 3 years Relevant Work Experience
• Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Responsibilities

• Applies broad range of skills to ensure exam is completed timely and meets quality and compliance standards.
• Provides appropriate Echo testing process to patients, staff and self according to prescribed safety standards.
• Gathers echocardiographic diagnostic images for all patients including the clinically complex patients.
• Communicates findings to the Healthcare Team including recognition of abnormal studies.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed