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Echocardiographer - as needed

Riverside Health System

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Quick overview

Perform cardiac sonography examinations and produce quality images following established protocols. Provide preliminary impressions and maintain clinical documentation while educating patients and families about procedures.

Requirements summary

Requires graduation from an accredited sonography program and certifications in CPR/BLS and RDCS-AE or RCS. One year of imaging experience and pediatric echocardiography certification are preferred.

associate degreeprofessional certificatePatient CarePatient EducationClinical DocumentationPatient PositioningImage ProductionCardiac Sonography

Job description

Onancock, Virginia Overview The Echo Technologist performs cardiac sonography examinations in an office setting, demonstrating the skills and knowledge to assess technical data reflective of patient status relative to age and specific needs, and to assist in the interpretation of same, providing preliminary impressions as appropriate.
Delivers quality, cost effective patient care in a professional manner.
Works effectively to maintain an environment of excellence, which is patient focused, providing timely, compassionate, quality patient care.
What you will do Performs cardiac sonography examinations.
Produces quality images following appropriate protocols and procedures.
Provides and maintains clinical documentation per scope of practice.
Educates patients/families regarding the procedure and/or treatment to be performed.
Positions the patient and completes the procedure.
Demonstrates commitment to safety and quality and prevents or reduces harms through knowledge and application of departmental policies, procedures, and resource documents.
Understands and adheres to all applicable regulatory and accrediting standards.
Follows RHS policies and procedures.
Reports variances.
Provides effective and efficient assessment, actions, and documentation.
Qualifications Education Program Graduate, Accredited Sonography Program (Required) or Associates Degree, Accredited Sonography Program (Preferred) Experience 1 year Imaging Experience (Preferred) Licenses and Certifications CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer with an Adult Echocardiography specialty (RDCS-AE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Upon Hire(Required) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Upon Hire(Required) and Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) certification in Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Upon Hire(Preferred) To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside.
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