Registered Cardiac Sonographer

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. The Cardiopulmonary Cardiac Sonographer creates a safe, productive, and patient centered experience during cardiopulmonary procedures. They create a caring professional environment for the patient, family, and physician and obtain diagnostically reproducible data that contributes to the accurate diagnosis and treatment of patients leading to restoration of optimal patient health and well being. Required Behaviors: As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Requirements

Registered ARDMS or CCI Echocardiography registry
BLS Certification
ACLS Certification (required within 6 months of transfer/hire)
Thorough knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
Understand the essentials of ultrasound physics and be able to differentiate artifacts from real data
Understand the essentials of EKG interpretation and be able to differentiate artifacts from real data
Able to identify and troubleshoot suboptimal EKG tracings
Able to identify potentially life threatening arrhythmias and implement appropriate interventions
Coordinate the stress test with other team members
Provide pre and post procedural teaching and instructions
Thorough knowledge of EKG rhythm interpretation
Able to recognize and troubleshoot common artifacts
Able to recognize hemodynamically significant arrhythmias (critical values)

Responsibilities

Obtain complete and reproducible diagnostically accurate cardiac ultrasound exams
Obtain complete and reproducible diagnostically accurate cardiac stress exams
Obtain complete and reproducible diagnostically accurate EKGS and holter tests
Completing all required charting and billing documentation in a timely basis
Assist with the identification, resolution, and tracking of quality improvement initiatives
Providing patient and family education in an understandable and compassionate manner
Following all required infection control practices and guidelines and maintaining the safety and cleanliness of the patient care area and equipment
Include the patient and family whenever possible
Contribute to the growth of the department in a solution oriented constructive problem solving approach
Advocate and protect patient rights
Respect and adapt for cultural diversity
Interact professionally with coworkers and promote interdepartmental teamwork
Implement SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
Other duties as assigned