Cardiovascular Sonographer 2

Inova Health System; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Virginia is seeking a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer 2 to provide high-quality healthcare as part of a reputable team. The role involves performing diagnostic procedures, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining equipment standards. Candidates must be graduates of accredited sonography programs with ARDMS or CCI certifications. Experience in a hospital setting, along with effective communication skills, is essential. This position offers a day shift schedule from Monday to Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical sonography or five years in a healthcare setting.
• ARDMS Registered with RDCS Certification or CCI Registered with RCS Certification for Echo or Vascular.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Recognize clinical problems and take appropriate action to ensure exam outcomes.
• Perform proper injection techniques for contrast and maintain supply inventory.
• Ensure patient identification and order accuracy.
• Manage patient safety and report any adverse conditions.
• Troubleshoot equipment effectively and manage maintenance.

Skills

Patient safety and monitoring

Technical troubleshooting

Effective communication

Education

Accredited school/program of diagnostic medical sonography

Tools

Echo vascular equipment

Job description

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Job Description

Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer 2 to join the team. This role will be Day shift, Monday - Friday, (4) 10 hr shifts. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Cardiac Sonographer 2 Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them while producing the most desirable outcome, as evidence by exam results and patient satisfaction. Communicates effectively with ordering and/or interpreting physicians to ensure appropriate use.
• Demonstrates proper technique for injection of IV contrast, or other test-enhancing solution, under the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Standards. Ensures rooms are stocked with appropriate supplies and has required supplies readily available for procedures.
• Correctly identifies patients and appropriate orders, ensuring a high degree of accuracy, as evidenced by the lack of mismatched studies. Maintains active credential status by complying with continual education requirements. Attends at least 50 percent of QA conferences.
• Demonstrates patient safety in department by use of side rails, braking mechanisms and patient monitoring as demonstrated by risk management. Reports, documents and corrects any adverse, unsafe or unusual conditions, as evidenced by documentation in the tracking system. Demonstrates proper care and aseptic cleaning of all patient related equipment following established department policies to ensure the quality of care provided to patients.
• Troubleshoots equipment effectively and reports equipment to biomedical engineering/vendor, as evidenced by service reports. Performs/recognizes need for routine maintenance of echo vascular equipment for consistency of quality images, as evidenced by the physician and the exam results.
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Days; no holidays or weekends
• Education: Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical sonography or five years of specialized training in a hospital/healthcare setting.
• License: ARDMS Registered with RDCS Certification or CCI Registered with RCS Certification for Echo, or ARDMS with RVT or CCI with the RVS Certification for Vascular.
• Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
• Experience: One year of experience after acquiring registry in a hospital/healthcare environment in the performance of cardiac or vascular sonography care setting.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience as a cardiac sonographer

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world‑class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we’re a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best‑in‑class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we’re constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity orexpression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (includingchildbirth, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.