Cardiac Sonographer at Rochester Regional Health – ROCHESTER, New York

STATUS: Per Diem

LOCATION: Rochester General Hospital (RGH) & Unity Hospital (UH)

DEPARTMENT: Cardiology

SCHEDULE: Per Diem; Weekends only.

SUMMARY

As a Cardiac Sonographer, your kind, patient-focused attitude and proven experience in echocardiography lead to critical discovery, diagnosis, and treatment.

Performs medically prescribed diagnostic echocardiographic procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics, utilizing various modes and techniques, including but not limited to 2-dimensional, M-Mode, color flow, pulse wave, and continuous wave Doppler, in accordance with accepted protocols.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Care. Explain procedure with instructions, to insure patient cooperation, patient safety and optimal results; assist patient during transfer from wheelchair, stretcher or bed to exam table; provide individualized patient care (i.e. request interpreter, ambulation, toileting, etc.) as needed

• Imaging. Review patient chart and history; utilize imaging protocols and standards; enter patient demographics on ultrasound machine; utilize proper patient positioning techniques to obtain optimal image quality; obtain all measurements required for study; end and transfer study to cardiology PACS; access preliminary diagnostic report and formulate an initial interpretation for the reading cardiologist

• Documentation. Record time of critical finding and time which cardiologist was notified; documentation may include patient’s EMR/progress notes, documented and signed procedure performed, date and time completed; record procedure information in appropriate procedure logs, used to gather information for echocardiography QA/QI

• Equipment Management. Clean equipment after each procedure with approved cleaning products; report equipment failures to supervisory staff as needed; contact BioMedical Engineering and/or manufacturer’s service representative, as directed

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two (2) to four (4) year college degree in health-related imaging (ultrasound, radiology) preferred

• One (1) to three (3) years of experience as a Registered Sonographer preferred

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years of experience in cardiac imaging or related field
  or Certificate, Associates, or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited cardiac echo sonographer program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Appropriate credentials in echocardiography from Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS).

• Superior customer service and communication skills

• Strong attention to detail

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

PAY RANGE: $36.00 - $50.00

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.