Cardiac Sonographer-Pelandale Specialty Center

LE04 Valley Children's Medical Group; United States; On-site; USD 69,293 - 99,187; Full time

Job summary

LE04 Valley Children's Medical Group is seeking a qualified professional to perform routine congenital and pediatric echocardiographic procedures and assist cardiologists in an outpatient clinic environment.

The ideal candidate will have a college degree in Echocardiography/Ultrasonography, along with relevant certifications and experience. Responsibilities include training health providers and generating echocardiogram reports. Competitive compensation ranges from $50.30 to $72.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• College degree in Echocardiography/Ultrasonography program or equivalent experience.
• BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of two years in congenital and pediatric echocardiography.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine congenital and pediatric echocardiographic procedures.
• Assist the cardiologist as required.
• Work under the direction of the clinic manager.

Skills

Knowledge of cardiac embryology

Ability to instruct and educate health providers

Bilingual skills

Education

College degree in Echocardiography/Ultrasonography

4-year college degree in Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography

Tools

Archiving/report writing software

Job description

Job Summary

This position is accountable for accurately, safely and efficiently performing routine congenital and pediatric echocardiographic procedures with competency, including assisting in transesophageal, epicardial and intracardiac echocardiographic procedures in an outpatient clinic environment. The candidate assists the cardiologist as required, generates and prepares a draft echocardiogram report using the archiving and report writing software, works under the direction of the clinic manager, participates in the rotation of on‑call duties and outreach clinic involvement, and performs EKGs, Holter and multi‑event applications.

Responsibilities

• Accurately, safely and efficiently perform routine congenital and pediatric echocardiographic procedures.
• Assist the cardiologist as required.
• Generate and prepare draft echocardiogram reports with the archiving/report writing software.
• Work under the direction of the clinic manager.
• Participate in the rotation of on‑call duties and outreach clinic involvement.
• Perform EKGs, Holter and multi‑event applications.
• Instruct, train and educate health providers in the assessment of congenital heart disease.
• Provide instruction and training on cardiac embryology, congenital heart defects, cardiac hemodynamics and palliative/corrective congenital heart surgical procedures.
• Use bilingual skills if available (preferred).

Qualifications

• Education: College degree with 2‑year accredited Echocardiography/Ultrasonography program (required) OR accredited Echocardiography/Ultrasonography technical/vocational training (required) OR high‑school diploma/G.E.D. with equivalent experience (required). High‑school diploma plus equivalent experience allows successful completion of ARDMS certification in Echocardiography (required).
• Preferred: 4‑year college degree in Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography.
• Licenses & Certifications (required):
  • BLS – Basic Life Support (AHA) within 30 days of hire.
  • RDCS‑PE – ARDMS Pediatric Echocardiography within 18 months of hire.
  • CCI – Cardiovascular Credentialing International (Akers Specialty Clinic) within 18 months of hire.
• Preferred: RDCS‑FE – ARDMS Fetal Echocardiography; RDCS‑AE – ARDMS Adult Echocardiography.
• Work Experience: Minimum two (2) years in congenital and pediatric echocardiography (preferred).
• Skills & Abilities: Demonstrated knowledge of cardiac embryology, congenital heart defects, cardiac hemodynamics, and palliative/corrective congenital heart surgical procedures; ability to instruct, train and educate other health providers.

Compensation

$50.30 – $72.00 per hour.

Position Information

• Exempt: No
• FTE %: 100
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Daily Hours: 8
• Workshift: Day (United States of America)

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