Echo Sonographer

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis is seeking a PRN Cardiac Sonography professional to perform diagnostic echocardiography and related procedures. The role requires completing a Cardiac Sonography program and obtaining ARDMS/CCI certification within 12 months of hire.

Primary responsibilities include image acquisition, patient positioning, and maintaining equipment while ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance. This position is on-site in St. Louis, MO.

Qualifications

• Completion of an Echosonography program.
• An ARDMS or CCI certification in cardiac Sonography is required within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic procedures and records patient test results.
• Monitors patient comfort and safety during tests.
• Maintains equipment and verifies 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 to PACS.

Education

Echosonography program

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters-every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you will be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

• Department: Imaging - Cardiac Sonography
• Schedule: PRN as needed
• Requirements:

  Completion of Cardiac Sonography program. An ARDMS or CCI certification in cardiac Sonography is required within 12 months of hire.

Job Summary:

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

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY 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 of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
• Assists in maintaining a clean and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any 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 (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• 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 foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Rare kneeling and sitting.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR 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) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

Work Shift:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3003000100 Cardiology

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.