Minimum Qualifications:

High School or equivalent AND completion of one of the following:

• Certified as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI
• Satisfactory completion of a formal cardiac sonographer training program (1-4 years) must be registry eligible and attain certification within one year
• Graduate from a diagnostic ultrasound training program (2-4 years) with 1 full additional year of full-time clinical experience in a dedicated echocardiography laboratory and registry eligible and attain certification within one year.
• Two years of college with emphasis on the biological sciences with two years experience in a dedicated echocardiography laboratory and registry eligible and attain certification within one year.

Preferred Licensure/Certifications:

• CCI - RCCS (registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer) Pedi and RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer) Adult

or

• ARDMS - RDCS-PE (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer- Pediatric Echocardiography) and RDCS-AE (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer- Adult Echocardiography)

Job Summary:

Provides supervisory and advanced technical skills in the performance of patient examinations and testing in the Non-invasive cardiac laboratory.

Job Duties:

• Performs diagnostic testing and care of patients appropriate to age as defined below:
  • Adult:
    • Respects privacy and confidentiality.
    • Facilitates maintenance of body image.
    • Recognizes abuse/neglect potential.
  • Geriatric
    • Respects privacy and confidentiality
    • Takes appropriate fall precautions.
    • Recognizes increased potential for adverse drug reactions and interactions
    • Takes appropriate measures to prevent skin breakdown.
    • Makes appropriate provisions for thermoregulation.
    • Recognizes abuse/neglect potential
• Follows the guidelines set by the laboratory directors for examination of the patient.
• Responsible for acquisition, recording, analysis and presentation of patient examinations, to include routine, stress and transesophageal procedures.
• Determines the most appropriate testing techniques for a patient in order to obtain the optimal information desired by the attending physician to answer clinical questions.
• Informs the attending physician of findings in difficult or unusual cases before the patient leaves the area.
• Attends daily echocardiography interpretation sessions.
• Participates in the teaching of fellows and junior colleagues, conferences and preceptorship programs.
• Cares for and maintains echocardiography equipment.
• Responsible for cleanliness and order of the immediate laboratory area.
• Notifies the proper personnel of the need for specific laboratory supplies.
• Responsible for proper record keeping, data storage and retrieval for clinical and/or research purposes.
• Assists in clinical research protocols as needed.

Salary Range: Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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