Cardiac Sonographer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from a allied health diagnostic program or received training on the job specific to echocardiography.
• Registration as a RDCS or RCS within 1 year of hire or if trained on the job registration required at hire.
• BLS required.
• Knowledge of electrocardiography and arrhythmias and conduction disturbances.
• Knowledge of sterile technique.
• Knowledge of mathematical principals including algebra.
• Knowledge of how to use defibrillator and crash cart.
• Ability to effectively perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Ability to work effectively with critically ill/injured adult patients.
• Ability to gain optimal cooperation from adult patients.
• Ability to recognize and properly deal with medical emergencies.
• Ability to recognize and report equipment problems and malfunctions.
• Ability to carry out basic clerical activities.
• Knowledge of all procedures performed in the Cardiology Noninvasive Laboratory.
• Knowledge and ability to correctly operate computerized echocardiographic equipment.
• Knowledge of various echocardiogram techniques including: Instrumentation of cardiac imaging system, Recognition of technical artifact, Recognition of set up error, Selecting proper transducer, Use of contrast agents and /or provocative maneuvers.
• Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, and hemodynamics of valve disease.
• Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, and hemodynamics.
• Knowledge of the echocardiographic manifestations, findings associated abnormalities of the following: valve disease, pericardial disease, cardiomyopathies, ischemic heart disease, tumors, and congenital heart disease.
• Ability to perform deductive echocardiography and segmental approach to cardiac anatomy.
• Ability to perform qualitative evaluation of the cardiac valves, chambers, and wall segments using basic and advanced techniques and imaging planes.
• Ability to recognize and assess echocardiographic abnormalities and lesions.
• Ability to acquire, analyze, calculate, and measure essential information necessary for a diagnostic interpretation.
• Ability to identify the various types of prosthetic valves and assess function and identify malfunction.
• Ability to independently perform high quality stress echocardiograms, dobutamine echocardiograms using advanced techniques and imaging planes.
• Ability to recognize an acute process and alert physician immediately.

Responsibilities

• Perform echocardiographic procedures on adult patients in the Cardiology Noninvasive Laboratory including M-Mode echocardiography, Two-Dimensional echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, pulsed, continuous wave, and color flow doppler echocardiography, stress echocardiography, dobutamine echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography and to perform related duties as assigned.
• Assist with transesophageal echocardiograms at bedside and in the operating room.
• Continues to stay abreast with changes and advancements in the field of cardiac sonography and maintains a high level of expertise by attending continuing education courses required for a current registration status.

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• a retirement program
• time away from work
• insurance options
• tuition reimbursement
• an employee assistance program
• onsite clinic