Cardiac Sonographer

St. Mark's Hospital; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Wellbeing and counseling support

Paid time off and disability coverage

401(k) with match

Tuition and certification support

Fertility and family benefits

Job summary

St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City is seeking a Cardiac Sonographer to join a family-like team dedicated to patient care. The role involves performing echocardiography under various settings and providing detailed diagnostic information to physicians.

You will prepare patients, review histories, and adhere to infection prevention policies while utilizing diverse ultrasound methods and equipment. Opportunities to support related cardiology tasks may arise as part of a collaborative team

Qualifications

• RDCS or RCS certification required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred to be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Perform transthoracic, stress, transesophageal, and intraoperative echocardiography.
• Provide physicians with complete, accurate diagnostic information.
• Prepare patients and correlate history with ordered tests.
• Follow infection control policies and PPE usage to minimize infection risk.
• Perform ultrasound procedures in assigned cardiology service areas.
• May assist with other cardiology diagnostics and operational tasks.

Skills

Cardiac ultrasound

Patient care

Education

RDCS or RCS

BLS within 30 days

Tools

Echocardiography equipment

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Cardiac Sonographer with St. Mark's Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Cardiac Sonographer, you will work with a team that considers themselves a family where each member works hard to support each other. We are looking for someone who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. In this role:

• You will, under the direction of the Manager, be responsible for performing cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) procedures such as transthoracic, stress, transesophageal, intra-operative echocardiograms within the inpatient, outpatient, or intraoperative settings.
• You will provide physicians with complete, accurate anatomical and functional diagnostic information.
• You will accurately prepare patients for procedures and correlate patient history with all tests that have been ordered by physicians.
• You will follow established surveillance, prevention and control of infection policies and procedures to identify and reduce the risks of acquiring or transmitting infection by use of personal protective measures.
• You will expertly perform all ultrasound procedures in assigned specialty service areas utilizing a variety of equipment and techniques in accordance with established clinical practice standards, hospital guidelines and protocols.
• You will, with proper training and knowledge of other functions within the cardiology services, may perform other duties related to clinical diagnostic testing and/or operational tasks that manifest a teamwork environment.

What qualifications you will need:

• (RDCS) Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, or (RCS) Registered Cardiac Sonographer
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

St. Mark's Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For 150 years, St. Mark's Hospital has provided a full-spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utah's first hospital, St. Mark's team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Mark's drives the development of some of the regions finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St. Mark's was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Mark's has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center and West Valley Emergency Center. Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Mark's Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully-equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Mark's sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors it's a quick commute to Salt Lake's urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utah's glorious national parks.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.