Cardiovascular Sonographer (Echo) 2

Inova; Fairfax (VA); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

State-of-the-art medical facility

Retirement benefits with match

Free Parking

Exclusive savings opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus – Adult Echo Lab is seeking a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer 2 to join our nationally accredited echo lab. The role is PRN and involves advanced echo imaging with 3D and strain capabilities, teaching fellows and students, and contributing to clinical excellence and research.

The team emphasizes education, innovation, and career development through a clinical ladder, with comprehensive benefits and state-of-the-art facilities in Northern Virginia.

Formación

• Graduate of an accredited program in diagnostic medical sonography.
• ARDMS RDCS or CCI RCS Echo, or ARDMS RVT or CCI RVS for vascular.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• At least 1 year of post-registry experience in cardiac/vascular sonography.

Responsabilidades

• Recognize clinical/emergent problems affecting exams and communicate with physicians to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Maintain IV contrast administration and ensure required supplies are ready.
• Identify patients and orders with high accuracy and maintain credentialing through continuing education.
• Ensure patient safety, document adverse conditions, and aseptically clean equipment.

Conocimientos

Cardiac sonographer experience

Patient safety awareness

Educación

Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical sonography

ARDMS RDCS or CCI RCS Echo; RVT or RVS for vascular

Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

One year of post-registry experience in cardiac/vascular sonography

Descripción del empleo

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus - Adult Echo Lab is looking for a dedicated Cardiac Sonographer 2 to join the Inova Fairfax Medical Center Echo Lab is an advanced echo imagining center with a strong emphasis on clinical excellence, education, innovation, and research. Our lab is nationally accredited through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission and is comprised of over 22 sonographers and 25 physicians who support our award-winning clinical programs and hospital.

The lab has a full fleet of updated Philips machines with advanced 3D and strain imaging technology available and offers regular educational opportunities to assist in developing your knowledge and skill set. Cardiovascular Sonographers also teach cardiology fellows and sonography students. Career development is offered through a clinical ladder. This role will be PRN.

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.

Inova PRN Benefits and Perks:

• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Retirement benefits with match from day one
• Free Parking to all employees
• Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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 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.