Echocardiographer | PRN

Echocardiographer

Performs echocardiograms on adult and pediatric inpatient/outpatients.

Qualifications

Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups Required

Education: GED or High School Diploma.

Preferred Education: Graduate of a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer program.

Required Licensure/Certifications:

1. BLS certification from the American Heart Association
2. CCI or ARDMS, RDCS, required within one (1) year of hire or transfer date.

Amount of Experience: Less than one (1) year minimum. Preferred Experience: Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer.

Necessary Skills:

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and ultrasound physics.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer/patient service, problem solving, time management and organizational skill, be a team player, excellent communication skills including telephone etiquette.
• Ability to recognize life-threatening findings and notify physicians.
• Ability to calculate test results.
• Uses good body mechanics.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Serves as patient advocate.
• Good organizational skills basic computer data entry.