Cardiovascular Sonographer (Echo) 1

Inova; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement match starting day one

Education and student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off and parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking a Cardiovascular Sonographer 1 for a part-time days role in Fairfax, VA. The role involves assisting physicians, obtaining history, and performing exams per protocol while ensuring patient comfort and cooperation.

Candidate must have RDCS/vascular or equivalent credentials within 1 year, BLS at start, and hospital-based sonography training. Inova offers comprehensive benefits and a commitment to team member wellness.

Qualifications

• BLS certification required at start.
• RDCS or equivalent within one year; RVT/RVS within one year preferred.
• Recent hospital experience as a sonographer or student.
• Graduated from an accredited diagnostic medical sonography program or five years hospital training.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with patients to obtain history and consent for examinations.
• Explains procedures to ease anxiety and encourages patient cooperation.
• Assists physicians with examinations using standard protocols and precautions.
• Recognizes problems that may affect exams and acts to resolve them.

Skills

Patient communication

Exam protocol adherence

Critical thinking

Education

RDCS certification (or equivalent)

Vascular or Echo certification eligibility within 1 year

Job description

Job Description

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Cardiovascular Sonographer 1 to join the team. This role will be Part-time days.

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.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Cardiac Sonographer 1 Job Responsibilities:

• Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history/informed consent from patients or patients' charts to assist the physician in optimizing the performance and interpretation of the examination, as evidenced by the exam results.
• Explains procedure to patients/families and answers any questions to ease anxiety while assuring patients cooperation, as evidence by customer satisfaction.
• Assists the physician in performing a variety of examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions and/or sterile technique, as evidenced by Radiologist's satisfaction.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcome, as evidence by exam results and patient satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certification - Basic Life Support upon start; Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer ARDMS Registered with RDCS Certification or CCI Registered with certification for Vascular or Registry eligible and must obtain within one year; RCS Certification for Echo, or ARDMS with RVT or CCI with the RVS within one year of hire
• Licensure - None required
• Experience - Recent experience in a hospital/healthcare environment as a sonographer or sonographer student.
• Education - Other Sonography Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical, setting., sonography or five years specialized training in a hospital/healthcare.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as an Echo 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 is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.