Sonographer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• College Degree - 2 year Accredited Echocardiography/Ultrasonography (required)
• Program Accredited Echocardiography/Ultrasonography Technical/Vocational Training (required)
• High School Diploma/G.E.D. (required)
• Equivalent Experience If individual has neither accredited program nor 2 year degree, High School Diploma and equivalent experience sufficient to allow for successful completion of ARDMS certification in Echocardiography required.
• BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
• RDCS-PE - ARDMS Pediatric Echocardiography - ARDMS - American Registry of Medical Sonographers within 18 months of hire or transfer into position (required) OR CCI - Cardiovascular Credentialing International - CCI - Cardiovascular Credentialing International Akers Specialty Clinic only within 18 months of hire or transfer into position (required)
• Demonstrated knowledge of cardiac embryology, congenital heart defects, cardiac hemodynamics and palliative/corrective congenital heart surgical procedures.
• Skilled to instruct, train and educate health providers in the assessment of congenital heart disease.

Nice To Haves

• College Degree - 4 year Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography (preferred)
• RDCS-FE - ARDMS Fetal Echocardiography - ARDMS - American Registry of Medical Sonographers (preferred)
• RDCS-AE - ARDMS Adult Echocardiography - ARDMS - American Registry of Medical Sonographers (preferred)
• Minimum two (2) years Congenital & pediatric echocardiography (preferred)
• Bilingual Skills Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately, safely and efficiently perform routine congenital and pediatric echocardiographic procedures with competency.
• Assist in transesophageal, epicardial and intracardiac echocardiographic procedures in an outpatient clinic environment.
• Assist the Cardiologist as required.
• Generate and prepare a draft echocardiogram report using the archiving and report writing software.
• Participate in the rotation of on-call duties and outreach clinic involvement.
• Perform EKGs, Holter and multi-event applications.