Senior Cardiac Echo Specialist – Tertiary Care

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a cardiac Sonographer to join Waikato Hospital's echocardiography service in Hamilton. You will perform transthoracic echocardiograms and assist with transoesophageal studies across inpatient, ED, ICU and satellite clinics.

As part of a progressive team, you will report findings, support complex procedures in the theatre and cath lab, and participate in after-hours on-call work, contributing to high-quality cardiac care in a leading tertiary hospital.

Qualifications

• Registered sonographer with MRTB or eligible for registration
• Current practicing certificate
• Eligible to work in New Zealand

Responsibilities

• Undertake a full range of echocardiographic examinations and complete technical reports
• Complete preliminary reports with Cardiology/Echo system
• Identify, demonstrate and report cardiac pathologies
• Participate in TTE and TOE lists within the department as well as mobile and bedside examinations when required
• Support other more complex procedures in the operating theatre and cardiac catheter lab when required i.e. Percutaneous valve replacement, PFO and ASD/VSD closure devices and balloon valvuloplasties
• Participate in the on call after hours service
• Perform an echo list at one of our satellite hospitals

Skills

Cardiac sonography

MRTB registration

NZ work eligibility

Education

Cardiac sonography qualification

Tools

Echo reporting systems

Cardiac equipment

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a cardiac Sonographer to join Waikato Hospital's echocardiography service in Hamilton. You will perform transthoracic echocardiograms and assist with transoesophageal studies across inpatient, ED, ICU and satellite clinics.

As part of a progressive team, you will report findings, support complex procedures in the theatre and cath lab, and participate in after-hours on-call work, contributing to high-quality cardiac care in a leading tertiary hospital.