Echo, Vascular, Ultrasound Sonographer

Position Summary
Orlando Health Medical Group FHV Health is a multispecialty physician group focused on cardiology, vascular surgery, and primary care across Lake, Sumter, and Marion counties.

Provides quality patient care when performing diagnostic cardiology and/or vascular sonographic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention under the supervision of the department supervisor, manager, or director.

Responsibilities
Essential Functions

Demonstrates competency in routine noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular ultrasound diagnostics, and equipment operation and maintenance.

Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.

Solves complex problems.

Exercises judgment based on analysis of multiple sources of information.

Recognizes normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology in conjunction with obtaining and documenting pertinent clinical and diagnostic information.

Works closely with the cardiologist to perform noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular diagnostic sonographic exams, and functions independently in the absence of the supervisor and/or manager.

Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.

Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures.

Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality.

Adheres to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards.

Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age‑specific needs.

Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desired results.

Performs proper patient identification, acquires patient’s clinical history, and assures that the information is accurately documented.

Positions patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation.

Assesses diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relevant anatomy is demonstrated.

Comprehends and complies with Quality Control standards and participates in all Quality Control tasks.

Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation.

Applies appropriate standard precautions and personal protective equipment to prevent cross‑contamination of contagious diseases.

Utilizes all Orlando Health computer systems effectively and accurately.

Ensures safety of all customers.

Maintains accurate and precise documentation, accurately recording verbal and telephone orders from physicians in the patient record.

Communicates openly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team.

Participates in supervising student sonographers, training, and orienting new sonographers, directing daily workflow, participating in quality and safety initiatives, and acting as a department super user.

Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.

Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

Assist in transporting patients.

Follows established standards of practice for image processing and interpretation.

Assists in clerical duties, such as, but not limited to, printing reports, scanning documents, and scheduling patients.

Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment.

Maintains well stocked and organized work areas.

May be required to work at any Orlando Health facility.

Assists with other departmental duties and responsibilities as needed.

May be required to work afterhours and call shifts as needed.

May be required to assist with contrast administration if pertinent to department.

May be required to assist with intravenous (IV) insertion and removal for the administration of diagnostic contrast medication if pertinent to department.

Qualifications
Education/Training

Graduate of an accredited school of sonography.

Depending on assigned department, meets education/training as required under established current American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) and/or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) guidelines.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Must maintain one of the following:

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) through the ARDMS in fetal echocardiography.

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the ARDMS.

Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Advanced Cardiac Sonographer (ACS) or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) through CCI.

Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) through the ARDMS.

Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) through CCI.

Experience

A minimum of one year of experience.

Able to perform routine echocardiology exams including, but not limited to, 2‑D and M‑Mode Echocardiography and/or vascular sonography exams including, but not limited to, 2‑D and M‑Mode Imaging, Color Flow and Spectral Doppler, Carotid Ultrasound, Venous Doppler Upper and Lower Extremities, and Arterial Duplex Upper and Lower Extremities. Knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance.

Must demonstrate competency in performing at least five of the following ECHO and/or vascular exams:

3D

Strain

Exercise Stress Echocardiography

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography

TAVR

Mitral Clip

Complex Valve

Watchman

Post Processing

Contrast Studies

Agitated Saline Studies

Transesophageal (TEE)

Surgical TEE

Complex Cardiac Shunts

Pericardiocentesis

Single Ventricle

TOF

AVC

TGA

Venous Insufficiency

Visceral

Segmental Physiology Upper Extremity

Access Grafts

Hemodialysis Access

Venous Ablation Procedures

Ultrasound Guidance

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Temporal Artery

Transcranial Imaging

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