Sonographer

Unit Notes
COVID VACCINE REQUIRED!
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Type of Clinic (Specialty) Cardiovascular Specialty Clinic
# beds/rooms 4 echo rooms
Average # of providers in the clinic/day 2 - 8 cardiologists
Average # of patients/day 9 echo appts per echo room per day (10 hour shift)
Required Certifications adult echo tech w/ RDCS
Common diagnosis / Types of patients heart failure, stenosis, regurg, pre op, etc
Experience or 'Must have' skills
Manager/Supervisor Mei-lin Defawe / Annie Sharp
Job Duties perform echos, structured reporting, great patient care
EMR Heartlab & Epic
Shifts & Scheduling 7a-530p (M-F with one day off during the week depending on clinic needs)
Weekend Requirement no
Holiday Requirement no
Is there a call or standby requirement? no
Floating Requirements no
Scrub Color/Dress Code none
How many shifts for orientation? depends on experience with PACS & EMR platforms
Do you use Medical Assistants or CNA's? not related to echo
Additional Notes plus if stress echo experienced
Additional Questions


Department: ECHO/CARDIAC SONOGRAPHER
General Certification Requirements (BLS, etc.) BLS
Specialty Certifications:
* ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer)
RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer)
RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer)
VS (Vascular Sonographer)
RVT (Registered Vascular Tech)
***Do they require additional certifications: AE (adult echo) or PE (pediatric echo)? RDCS
How many scanners/rooms does this dept have? 4 rooms/machines
Will they have to float/cover any other areas? no
Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties complete echo, limited echo, stress echo, AV optimization.
Experience or 'Must have' skills
Average # of studies per day 9 (in a 10 hour shift)
EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware) do they use Epic & Heartlab
Department Specific Equipment Epiq 7
Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech? Annie Felt (Supervisor)
Do they use RRA's (Registered Radiology Assistants)? no
Radiologist in-house? n/a - this is a clinic job and the cardiologist work with the echo techs for oversight of studies when needed
Do they have to start IV's? (if applicable to the department) RNs will support IVs
Shifts & Scheduling M-F day time, 4 shifts per week 7a-530p.
Weekend Requirement none
Holiday Requirement none
Call or Standby requirement? Response time? none
Scrub Color/Dress Code: Are scrubs provided? not provided, no color requirement
Department specific orientation

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