Echo Cardiac Ultrasound Sonographer- Full Time

Department: MCR CV Sonography
Work Schedule: Full Time, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Flex

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option
UCHealth offers a structured way for you to grow your skills, responsibilities, and pay in this position. Performs routine and emergency echocardiograms and vascular ultrasound tests in an outpatient exam room, or if appropriate, portable at patient bedside.
Assists physician with performing diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac and/or vascular interventional procedures. takes appropriate action to resolve image quality issues.
Educates patient regarding procedures, equipment and exam to ensure patient's understanding and cooperation. Assists with monitoring patient condition continually and reports/responds to changes in status as appropriate.
Prepares equipment and supplies. Troubleshoots, resolves, and/or reports equipment malfunctions as necessary. Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures on equipment.
Graduate of an accredited diagnostic medical sonography, diagnostic cardiac sonography or vascular technology program.

• 1 adult echo, 1 vascular credential, Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider. Adult: ARDMS: Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) Adult (AE) or CCI: Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS). Vascular: Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) or Vascular Technologist (RVT).
• Registered Sonographer
• Adult Echocardiography
• Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care to provide various ultrasound procedures

Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care
Sonographer:
Reviews patient history, physician's orders and does scheduling. Educates patient regarding procedures, equipment and exam to ensure patient's understanding and cooperation. Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures on equipment. Troubleshoots, resolves, and/or reports equipment malfunctions as necessary. Analyzes results and identifies issues with the quality of imaging results.
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Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.
Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
Health and well-being
Medical, dental and vision coverage.
Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.
Retirement and savings
~Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

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Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
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