Perform various cardiac ultrasound examinations, including TTE, TEE, and stress echos, to assist in diagnosing heart and blood vessel conditions. Analyze sonography information and medical history to communicate critical findings to physicians while ensuring patient safety.
Requirements summary
Requires completion of an accredited diagnostic medical sonography program and certification as an RCS or RDCS. BLS certification is required, and 1-3 years of hospital-based cardiac sonography experience is preferred.
professional certificateInterpersonal CommunicationPatient CareProfessionalismInfection ControlPatient Positioning3D ImagingCardiac UltrasoundTransthoracic EchocardiogramsTransesophageal EchocardiogramsStress EchocardiogramsTroubleshooting EquipmentAcoustic DensitometryClinical Data IntegrityContrast PerfusionAutomated Border DetectionTrain and Strain Rate
Job description
We are recruiting for a mission-driven Cardiac Sonographer Technologist II - PRN to join our team!
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Our Values Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency Department NonInvasive Lab Job Summary Under general supervision, performs quality cardiac ultrasound examinations using non-invasive cardiovascular technology equipment to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with heart and blood vessel conditions.
Uses cognitive sonographer skills to identify, record, and adapt procedures as appropriate to anatomical, pathological, diagnostic information and images.
Analyzes ultrasounds, synthesizes sonography information and medical history, and communicates findings to the appropriate physician.
Practices sound safety and infection control practices according to agency policies and procedures; identifies safety and infection control issues.
Performs quality control on appropriate systems and equipment.
Provides a safe environment for all patients, assuring proper patient positioning and patient care throughout the patient stay.
Promotes quality care by redefining priorities for care based on evaluation of patient/family response or changing condition.
Essential Functions: Perform transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE’s) (75%) Perform transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE’s) (10%) Perform exercise or dobutamine stress echocardiograms (ESE/DSE) (10%) Perform emergent echos or scheduled procedures (Invasive lab echos or Watchman/PFO procedures) (5%) Education: Completion of an accredited diagnostic medical sonography program required.
Work Experience: 1-3 years direct patient care preferred as a cardiac sonographer in a hospital setting.
Licenses
BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross required. RCS - Registered Cardiac Sonographer - CCI - Cardiovascular Credentialing International required,
OR - RDCS - Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer - ARDMS - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge: Understanding cardiac anatomy and physiology with the ability to position and monitor patients and obtain appropriate images.
Benefits
Coaching
Wellness Classes
Career Pathways
On-site Employee Fitness Center
Employer Retirement Contribution
Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
Childcare Discount Programs
Education & Development Opportunities
Social Security Replacement Retirement Plan
Community Resource Navigation Support
Knowledge
Performing advanced echocardiographic imaging procedures and techniques such as real-time 3D, contrast perfusion, automated border detection, acoustic densitometry, train and strain rate.
Knowledge
Using cardiac ultrasound equipment as well as ability to reasonably troubleshoot all necessary equipment and ensure notification of appropriate personnel when problems occur.
Knowledge
Interpreting physician order requests for US imaging studies.
Knowledge
Adhering to safety and infection control practices to ensure a safe environment of care.
Skill
Interpreting and applying written guidelines, precedents, and work practices to standardized work situations and specific cases.
Skill
Recognizing non-standardized situations and preparing recommendations for problem resolutions.
Skill
Demonstrating effective interpersonal skill sets that lead to productive communications and collaborations.
Skill
Supporting compliance with national patient safety goals, accrediting agency standards, and quality initiatives.
Skill
Ensuring the integrity of data for clinical elements, demographics, billing information for physician reports.
Ability
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, organizations and the public.
Ability
Interacting effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
Ability
Assuring patient privacy before, during and after procedures.
Ability
Conducting oneself with a high level of professionalism and accountability. Shift Days (United States of America) Work Type PRN/Intermittent Salary $37.85 - $56.77 / hr Benefits At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future — with exceptional retirement contributions, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development — while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.
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