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Echo Sonographer, Cardiology

Nemours Children's Health

#BLS #Healthcare #Cardiology #ARDMS #Medical Imaging #CCI #Sonography #Fetal Echocardiography #American Society of Echocardiography

Quick overview

Perform high-quality pediatric and fetal echocardiograms following IAC and American Society of Echocardiography standards. Responsibilities include managing images in the PACS system, completing preliminary reports, and providing clinical assistance to fellows and students.

Requirements summary

Must be a graduate of an accredited ultrasound program with ARDMS (PE) or CCI registration and BLS certification. ARDMS (FE) registration is preferred, and candidates must be available for on-call coverage and travel to satellite locations.

high schoolprofessional certificateBLS CertificationPatient CareClinical AssistancePediatric EchocardiographyFetal EchocardiogramsTTEMedical Billing CodingEcho PACS

Job description

Nemours is looking for a Pediatric Echocardiography Sonographer to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington. This Echo Sonographer will be performing pediatric and fetal echocardiograms. Position is 40 hours per week.

Primary Function

Serve as a Health Care Professional with primary responsibility of patient focused echocardiography service providing high quality patient care.

Essential Functions

Perform pediatric cardiac ultrasound exams (TTE) following a set protocol according to guidelines and standards set by IAC and the American Society of Echocardiography.
Provides age and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children and adolescents.
Provides clinical assistance to cardiology fellows and students.
Loads images into Echo PACS system and completes preliminary reports.
Chooses appropriate procedure code for billing purposes.
The availability/flexibility to provide on call coverage during weekend hours, weekday off hours and holiday coverage.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited ultrasound training program.
Successful completion of the physics and technology exams from American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or registry eligible. If registry eligible, registration must be obtained within one year of hire.
American Heart BLS certification, required.
Registered ARDMS (PE) or CCI required.
Registered ARDMS (FE) preferred.
Must be available to travel to satellite locations based on patient need.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org [https://www.nemours.org].