Cardiac Echo Sonographer | Full Time | Days

Concord Hospital Health System; Laconia (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Concord Hospital is seeking a Cardiac Ultrasonography professional to perform transthoracic and stress echocardiograms and assist with TEEs. You will document data, manage workload, and adapt to changing clinical situations.

Licensure and registry requirements apply, with typical training and certification expectations for cardiac ultrasound experience.

Qualifications

• Two years of formal training beyond high school in Cardiac Ultrasonography.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
• ARDMS or CCI registry within 2 years of hire and maintained thereafter.

Responsibilities

• Performs transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) exams.
• Performs stress echocardiogram (STEC) exams.
• Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) exams.
• Documents and maintains patient and test data.
• Manages time and workload fluctuations.

Skills

Cardiac Ultrasonography

Echocardiography

Patient Care

Education

Two years training beyond high school in Cardiac Ultrasonography

Tools

ARDMS/CCI registry

Job description

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Hours

4X10 example of shift 6:30am-5pm or 4X9 7:00am-4:30pm; No weekday call. One weekend shift a month, 6 hours per weekend day, no overnight call.

Summary

Produces ultrasonic recordings and Doppler flow analyses of heart and related structures for use by Physician in diagnosis and study of heart disease.

Education

Two years of formal training or education beyond the high school level, in Cardiac Ultrasonography.

Certification, Registration, and Licensure

Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification.

Registration required to obtain: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) registry in accordance with Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) guidelines within 2 years of hire and maintained thereafter.

State licensure for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy is required.

Experience

Experience in Cardiac Ultrasonography is required, will consider clinical days/time as experience, minimum of 6 to 12 months

Responsibilities

• Performs transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) exams.
• Performs stress echocardiogram (STEC) exams.
• Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) exams.
• Documents and maintains patient and test data.
• Manages time and workload fluctuations.
• Assesses patients and adapts to changing clinical situations.
• Completes billing for tests performed.
• Utilizes and maintains departmental and hospital equipment.
• Completes departmental and hospital requirements.
• Involves self in departmental, team and committee goals.
• Takes ownership and responsibility for individual performance goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.

Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak. The employee is frequently required to bend, do fine motor, do repetitive motion, reach, sit, stand, and walk.

The employee is occasionally required to climb, kneel, smell, and squat.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to airborne contaminants. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.

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