- Inova Fairfax Medical Campus – Telestar location is looking for a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer 2 to join the team.
- Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience.
- We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
- Inova PRN Benefits and Perks: State-of-the-art medical and training facilities Retirement benefits with match from day one Free Parking to all employees Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
- Cardiac Sonographer 2 Job Responsibilities: Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them while producing the most desirable outcome, as evidence by exam results and patient satisfaction.
- Communicates effectively with ordering and/or interpreting physicians to ensure appropriate use.
- Demonstrates proper technique for injection of IV contrast, or other test-enhancing solution, under the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Standards.
- Ensures rooms are stocked with appropriate supplies and has required supplies readily available for procedures.
- Correctly identifies patients and appropriate orders, ensuring a high degree of accuracy, as evidenced by the lack of mismatched studies.
- Maintains active credential status by complying with continual education requirements.
- Attends at least 50 percent of QA conferences.
- Demonstrates patient safety in department by use of side rails, braking mechanisms and patient monitoring as demonstrated by risk management.
- Reports, documents and corrects any adverse, unsafe or unusual conditions, as evidenced by documentation in the tracking system.
- Demonstrates proper care and aseptic cleaning of all patient related equipment following established department policies to ensure the quality of care provided to patients.
- Troubleshoots equipment effectively and reports equipment to biomedical engineering/vendor, as evidenced by service reports.
- Performs/recognizes need for routine maintenance of echo vascular equipment for consistency of quality images, as evidenced by the physician and the exam results.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical sonography or five years of specialized training in a hospital/healthcare setting.
License
ARDMS Registered with RDCS Certification or CCI Registered with RCS Certification for Echo, or ARDMS with RVT or CCI with the RVS Certification for Vascular.
Certification
- Basic
- Life
- Support from the
- American
- Heart
- Association
- Experience: One year of experience after acquiring registry in a hospital/healthcare environment in the performance of cardiac or vascular sonography care setting.
- Preferred
- Requirements: Experience as a cardiac sonographer
- We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider.
- Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve.
- Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.
- And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step.
- At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
- Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
