Hackensack Meridian Health
Location
Brick Township, New Jersey
Salary
$38 / HOUR
Perform pediatric, fetal, and adult cardiac ultrasound procedures including 2-D M-Mode, color flow imaging, and doppler studies. Assist cardiologists during stress echocardiograms and TEE procedures while maintaining equipment and documenting patient data.
Requires graduation from a certified cardiovascular technology or accredited ultrasonography program and certification as an RCS, RDCS, or ARDMS. Must have fetal echo experience and BLS certification, with a preference for pediatric echocardiography certification.
A day in the life of a Pediatric Echocardiographer at Hackensack Meridian Health includes: Performs pediatric and adult echocardiograms including 2-D M-Mode, color flow imaging and doppler studies. Performs Fetal Echocardiograms Performs Congenital Echocardiograms Obtains patient history and performs procedures as ordered. Performs safe patient transfers or repositioning before, during, and after testing. Notifies physicians in cases of acute or life threatening abnormalities. Obtains digital acquisition and storage of echo study in the current CPACS system for physician interpretation. Transports equipment to the patient's room for bedside studies. Calibrates, cleans and maintains equipment; reports breakdowns and supply needs to echo supervisor or department manager. Completes and processes billing charge requisition, log books, worksheets and reports. Cleans and prepares room for the next patient. Keeps exam rooms adequately stocked Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 500 lbs. and stands a minimum of 4 hours a day. 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.). 15. Adheres to the IAC standards 16. Adheres to ASE standards and those identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies. 17. Consistently adheres to HMH code of conduct/standards of behaviors. 18. Participates in performance initiatives and monitoring. Prepares studies and patient data for QA and echo conference. 19. Reports accidents promptly and corrects minor safety hazards. 20. Assists in the training and development of other team members. 21. Performs other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications: Education,
Required: Graduate of a certified cardiovascular technology school and/or graduate of an accredited ultrasonography program with a specialty in cardiac sonography. Knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of congenital heart defects both pre and post-surgery. Knowledge of fetal anatomy, physiology and circulation. Must document at least 15 hours of echocardiography related continuing education over a period of three (3) years. All hours must be relevant to echocardiography. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms. Education,
Preferred: One-year clinical echocardiography experience preferred. One year of pediatric and/or fetal echocardiography experience. Certified in pediatric echocardiography. Licenses and Certifications Required: Registered Cardiac Sonographer Certification or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Certification or ARDMS Certification. BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification. If you feel that 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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