Cardiac or Cardiovascular Sonographer

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System – Bell Hospital is seeking a Cardiac or Cardiovascular Sonographer to perform comprehensive ultrasound studies for adult patients, including transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress exams. You will interpret images, document findings, and support a multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality cardiac care.

Qualified candidates will have ARDMS or equivalent credentials, BLS, and a commitment to ongoing CME.

Qualifications

• RDMS/ARDMS credentialing either completed or in process within 3 months of hire
• RCS/CCI credentialing in process within 90 days of hire
• RDCS credentialing (ARDMS) required/preferred
• BLS (AHA) certification required upon hire
• Maintain CME requirements as part of role

Responsibilities

• Perform basic to advanced cardiac ultrasound services for adults (TTE, TEE, stress) to diagnose and assess abnormalities.
• Prepare equipment, patient, and explain procedures; read images and report findings.
• Adapt protocols to individual patient and procedure; educate staff and trainees.
• Participate in quality assurance, meetings, and IAC activities; contribute to patient care improvements.
• Possibly on-call, weekend coverage, and later shifts as required.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills and independent functioning; effective communication and judgement.
• All duties are essential and may be adjusted per department needs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Training others

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

Position Title

Cardiac or Cardiovascular Sonographer

Bell Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Cardiovascular Sonographers provide professional, safe and compassionate ultrasound imaging care to all patient populations. They are uniquely trained in the advanced understanding of ultrasound physics and instrumentation allowing them to optimize the ultrasound controls for the highest quality image acquisition. The sonographer is able to identify and evaluate the appropriate anatomical and physiological consequences that would be consistent with disease processes. They need to be able to adapt the routine protocol to a wide range of patients and disease-state variability, making each exam individual and unique. The sonographer manages the initiation of critical value notification to expedite optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Performs basic to advanced cardiac ultrasound services for adult patients such as transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress procedures, used to diagnose and assess cardiac abnormalities.
• General duties include preparing equipment, prepping patients and explaining procedures, reading the images, report findings, analyzing patient clinical history in order to identify the purpose of the examination, and adapting protocols to make each exam unique and individual to the patient and procedure.
• Acts as an educational resource to other staff, physicians, students, and fellows regarding equipment, techniques, and procedures to optimize patient care.
• Seeks and develops new measures to improve the quality of patient care as new technology evolves. Actively participating in meetings, quality assurance, and IAC activities as delegated by the medical and/or technical director.
• Available for occasional on-call status under Cardiologist supervision, weekend coverage, and later shifts is mandatory
• Must possess strong organizational skills and be able to function independently. Strong human relationships, communication skills, and demonstration of sound judgement.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate

Required Licensure and Certification

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) must be completed or in the process of being completed and credentialed. Certification must be completed within 3 months of hire date. within 90 Days OR
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) must be completed or in the process of being completed and credentialed. Certification must be completed within 3 months of hire date. within 90 Days
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) upon Hire
• Maintain CME requirement

Knowledge Requirements

• Ability to train in area of competency
• Graduate of a CAAHEP; JRC-DMS program in cardiac ultrasound preferred.
• Training or certification in IV and LVO contract administration Preferred.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-29666

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.