Cardiac Sonographer (Echo) 1

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer (Echo)1 to join the team. This role will be Full‑time Day Shift, Monday–Friday (flexible start time between7am‑8am) with occasional on‑call weekend. Sign‑on bonus and relocation assistance eligible. Featured Benefits: Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. Retirement: Inova matches the first5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to$5,250per year in education assistance and up to$10,000for student loans. Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more. Job Responsibilities: Administers sound patient care practices according to hospital and department policies/procedures to ensure patient safety. Demonstrates safety for patients, staff and self as outlined in department protocols and regulatory guidelines. Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations and maintains equipment, exam rooms and work areas in a neat and safe condition to ensure the safety of the patients and employees. Provides clinical services according to diagnostic echo vascular principles, theory and practice standards to ensure optimal department functions. Assists the physician in performing a variety of examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions and/or sterile technique, as evidenced by Radiologist's satisfaction. Recognizes clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcome, as evidence by exam results and patient satisfaction. May perform additional duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical sonography or five years specialized training in a hospital/healthcare. Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association upon start. License (within 12 months of hire): American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) Certification; Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Registered with Certification for Vascular or Registry eligible and must obtain within one year, RCS Certification for Echo; ARDMS with RVT; CCI with the RVS. Experience: Recent experience in a hospital/healthcare environment as a sonographer or sonographer student. Inova's Anti-Discrimination Employment Policy Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics prote #J-18808-Ljbffr