Echo Sonographer

SSM Health; Bridgeton (MO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health is looking for a Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer to work at the DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, MO. This role involves performing diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures, ensuring regulatory compliance, and monitoring patient comfort during tests.

Candidates must have completed an echosonography program and hold ARDMS or CCI certifications. The schedule is PRN, and the position includes benefits such as paid parental leave and flexible payment options.

Qualifications

• Completion of an echosonography program.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Performs appropriate diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures.
• Monitors patient comfort and safety during tests.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards.
• Submits high-quality images and documents.
• Maintains a clean and orderly environment.

Skills

Cardiac Sonography

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Education

Completion of an echosonography program

ARDMS or CCI certification in cardiac Sonography

Job description

Overview

MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type: PRN

Job Highlights

• Schedule: PRN as needed
• Pay Range starts at: $35/hour. Daily pay available.
• Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts
• Requirements: Completion of Cardiac Sonography program and ARDMS or CCI certification in cardiac Sonography

Job Summary

Performs diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics in accordance with accepted protocols. This position performs either adult or pediatric echocardiography.

Responsibilities

• Performs appropriate diagnostic procedures, records patient test results and reports results.
• Monitors patient comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
• Maintains adequate supplies and verifies all equipment is in proper working condition; reports deficiencies and failures.
• Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.
• Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.
• Ensures prompt submission of high-quality images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
• Assists in maintaining a clean and orderly department including procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and other areas in department.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Completion of an echosonography program.

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near and far.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent hearing to distinguish body sounds and alarms.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive motions.
• Rare kneeling and sitting.

Certifications

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) - ARDMS
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) - ARDMS

Work Details

• Work Shift: Variable Shift
• Job Type: Employee
• Department: Cardiology
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to earned pay (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.