Hackensack Meridian Health
Location
Edison, New Jersey
Salary
$38 / HOUR
Perform various cardiac ultrasound procedures including 2-D, 3-D, and Doppler studies while documenting findings in Cardiovascular Information Systems. Assist cardiology attendings during stress echocardiograms and TEE procedures and ensure timely escalation of critical findings.
Requires graduation from a certified cardiovascular technology or accredited ultrasonography program with a specialty in cardiac sonography. Must hold BLS certification and a professional certification such as RCS, RDMS, or RDCS.
A day in the life of an Echocardiographer at Hackensack Meridian Health includes: Performs echocardiograms including 2-D, 3-D when applicable, strain, M-Mode, color flow imaging and doppler studies. Recognizes need for contrast imaging enhancement and administers as per protocol. Responsible for the preliminary measurement and documentation within the Cardiovascular Information Systems to be used by reading physicians and cardiologists in finalizing echocardiography reports. All critical findings to be timely escalated and communicated to the ordering physicians and cardiologists. Obtains patient history and performs procedures as ordered. Helps patients onto and off of bed. Notifies supervisor in cases of acute or life threatening abnormalities. Obtains digital acquisition and storage of echo study in Cardiovascular Information Systems for physician interpretation. Transports equipment to the patient's room for bedside studies, as needed. Calibrates, cleans and maintains equipment and reports breakdowns and supply needs. Follows special procedure policies regarding probe maintenance and sterile processing ( ie TEE). Completes EPIC workflow and processes billing charge requisition, log books, worksheets and reports, as applicable. Cleans and prepares room for the next patient. Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.). Adheres to the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) and those identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies. Participates in performance initiatives and monitoring. Performs other tasks as assigned. Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Qualifications: Education,
Required: Graduate of a certified cardiovascular technology school and/or graduate of an accredited ultrasonography program with a specialty in cardiac sonography. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms. Education,
Preferred: One-year clinical echocardiography experience. Licenses and Certifications Required: BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification. Registered Cardiac Sonographer Certification or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Certification or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Certification. Working Conditions: Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a maximum of 375 lbs. and stands a minimum of 4 hours a day. If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today! Starting Minimum Rate Minimum rate of $38.27 Hourly Job Posting Disclosure HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
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