Cardiac Sonographer

Cardiac Sonographer

• About Facility:
• 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201
• 637 Licensed Beds
• Level 1 Trauma Designation
• Teaching Hospital
• Chest Pain Center
• Stroke Center
• Unit Information:
• Beds: 2 Echo Suites, 2 TEE rooms. Will also go to bedside for inpatients
• Census? Average patients/day? 40-60 per day through department
• Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years of acute care Echo experience
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
• Peds, adults, inpatient, outpatient. Will support large structural program
• CHF, pre/post Cath, pre/post CABG, pre/post Watchman, pre/post TAVR, PFOs, bubble studies, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, stroke patients, ER patients, TEEs, stress tests
• Required License, National Certification, Certs:
• BLS, ARDMS-RDS or RDCS
• Skills required:
• Experience with above patient types, assisting with pericardiocentesis and other procedures, measuring accurate EFs
• Hard stop: Must be comfortable doing Peds scan
• Will do preliminary findings. Will put their findings in a modifiable report and the physician will review the report and confirm, change, or add any details.
• Fetal scan experience and stress test experience preferred. Send for manager approval if missing this experience
• Would prefer if candidate is comfortable orienting new hires
• Support within the Department:
• Other Echo Techs
• Manager/Supervisor during the days
• Central Transport
• Cardiologists
• Rapid Response/Code Team
• Technology/Equipment:
• EMR: EPIC
• PACS: Philips Cardiovascular/ISCV/Intellaspace (all the same)
• Unit specific equipment: Philips and GE
• Floating: If yes, where?
• None
• Orientation (facility and unit) :
• NEO
• Remainder of first week will be orientation
• Will do buddy call during orientation
• Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: Not required at this time
• On call? Yes
• It is not often to get called back as cardiologist has to approve call back
• 1 night call shift per week. EOS until 0700 the following morning. Most likely a week day, but could be a weekend
• 30-minute response
• Holiday Expectations: Call only on major holidays. Eve of holidays, department is open. Could be on call for 50% of holidays per contract
• Approval of RTO: Can approve up to 7 days off
• Shift times: 10h Days, 0800-1830
• Schedule cycle: Modified self-schedule. Can put in requested days but manager has final approval. Schedule made in 6-week increments
• Other notes:
• Scrub Color: Black
• Parking: Free