Cardiac US Tech

Baptist Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Preventive Plan Retirement Plans

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Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY seeks an Echo/Vascular Ultrasound Technologist PRN I for the Cardiovascular Lab. The role covers Echocardiography and vascular imaging, supporting physicians and ensuring quality diagnostic tests in a dynamic noninvasive cardiology setting.

Responsibilities include assisting in daily operations, training staff, and producing high-quality images for interpretation. Requires ARDMS/CCI and BLS; rotating shifts and holidays are expected.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in sonography or related field.
• Registered ARDMS or CCI in Vascular/Echocardiography.
• BLS certification; obtain within 30 days if not currently certified.
• Strong clinical expertise in Echo and/or Vascular.

Responsibilities

• Assist Cardiovascular Lab Coordinator with patient care management and adjust daily operations in the Cardiovascular Lab.
• Provide technical expertise in Echo and/or Vascular
• Oversee staff training and act as a resource for colleagues
• Perform Echo and/or Vascular procedures for interpretation by licensed practitioners
• Collaborate with EHR team and Lab leadership on system changes
• Maintain licenses and ensure regulatory compliance
• Assist in writing policies and procedures for new procedures.

Skills

Echo/Vascular ultrasound

Staff training

Clinical applications

Education

Associate degree

ARDMS/CCI Certification

Job description

Summary Job Description

Echo/Vascular Ultrasound Technologist PRN I First Shift Cardiovascular Lab I Lexington, KY The Noninvasive Lab is a specialized department within a healthcare facility dedicated to performing diagnostic tests and supporting improved quality of life for patients. This unit, composed of registered nurses, nuclear medicine technicians, sonographers, and exercise physiologists, provides high‑quality care to assist physicians in diagnosing, managing, and treating cardiovascular conditions. Additionally, our Cardiac Rehab program helps patients recover and improve their heart health following a cardiac event.

Description

• Assist Cardiovascular Lab Coordinator with the appropriate patient care management and adjusting the daily operations to meet the needs of the changing working environment in the Cardiovascular Lab of Non‑Invasive Cardiology Assist Areas of Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound


• Strong expertise in the clinical applications in Echo and/or Vascular


• Act as a technical resource for other staff and will assist in overseeing training of staff


• Perform Echo and/or Vascular related procedures within scope of boards certifications, computer processing and related techniques, and producing images for the interpretation by or at the request of a license independent practitioner


• Works with Electronic Health Record (EHR) team, Director of Non‑Invasive Cardiovascular Services on changes/needs for the (EHR)


• Keeps all licenses for facility current and maintains compliance with all standards.


• Assists Echo Medical Director and Echo Vascular Coordinator with writing policy and procedures for new procedures.

Requirements

• Rotating Call, Rotating Holidays, and Rotating Weekends.


• Associate degree.


• Registered Vascular/Echocardiography Ultrasound ARDMS or CCI board certifications.


• Additional Certification; must obtain Secondary Modality within 2 years.


• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.


• If not already certified, must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.

Benefits

• Preventive Plan Retirement Plans


• Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out‑of‑pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post‑offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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Baptist Health is a full‑spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.