Echocardiographer Pediatrics

Lead Pediatric Echocardiographer

Hourly Wage Estimate: $48.26 - $72.36 / hour Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

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Do you have the career opportunities as a Lead Pediatric Echocardiographer you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Performs high-quality echocardiographic studies across a full spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease while caring for patients of all ages from infants to adults with congenital heart disease. Participate in multidisciplinary care by delivering timely, accurate imagine that supports clinical decision-making in inpatient, outpatient, and outreach settings, with opportunities to expand expertise in areas such as fetal echocardiography.

Responsible for data and charge entry data preparation for physician interpretation. When need arises, will perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Duties include:

• Work with patients of all ages, from infants to adult congenital, accommodating individual needs to ensure optimal imaging and a positive patient experience.
• Collaborate closely with attending physicians to enhance skills in image acquisition, optimization, congenital heart disease understanding, and report writing.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care by providing timely and accurate imaging that supports clinical decision-making in inpatient, outpatient, and outreach settings.
• Engage in regular quality improvement (QI) activities, reviewing studies with echo lab colleagues to uphold and advance lab standards of excellence.
• Support the maintenance and performance of imaging equipment and software, ensuring a clean, organized, and technically sound echo lab environment.
• Stay current with evolving technologies and best practices in pediatric cardiac imaging, contributing to internal training and collaborative learning initiatives.
• Understand and adhere to all HCA policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct, Mission and Values, and ethical standards governing clinical practice.
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and compassion in all interactions, reflecting the values of our newly relaunched cardiac surgical program and its commitment to exceptional care.

Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children expects our iCARE behavioral standards to be reflected in the way every employee interacts with co-workers, providers, patients & family members, and with others in the community.

Integrity We are honest and do what we say

Compassion We are sympathetic to the needs of others

Accountability We take ownership for how our actions and behaviors impact outcomes

Respect We value others and embrace diversity

Excellence We take personal pride in exceeding expectations

What qualifications you will need:

• Must hold at least one of the following credentials:
• RDCS (PE and/or FE) Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer with Pediatric and/or Fetal Echocardiography specialty from ARDMS.
• RCS or RCCS Registered Cardiac Sonographer or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
• ACS Advanced Cardiac Sonographer credential from CCI.
• Completion of an accredited echocardiography program with a strong emphasis in pediatric and congenital cardiac imaging.
• Minimum 2 years of pediatric echocardiography experience preferred; experience with fetal echocardiography is highly desirable.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Vocational School Graduate
• (ACS) Advanced Cardiac Sonographer, or (RCCS) Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer, or (RCS) Registered Cardiac Sonographer, or (RDCS) Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer

No Travel Required

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients' total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE's acute care hospitals is Presbyterian/St. Luke's (P/SL). P/SL has been meeting the healthcare needs of patients and their families from across the Rocky Mountain region for more than 140 years. Included on the P/SL campus is Rocky Mountain Children's, a dedicated pediatric hospital, making the campus the only tertiary/quaternary combined pediatric and adult hospital in this region. P/SL is home to an award-winning cancer program including the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, a solid organ transplant program, and complex orthopedics. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals' list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Pediatric Echocardiographer opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.