Echo/Vascular Sonographer - Hospital Based Work Experience Required

Orlando Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health is seeking a qualified professional for diagnostic cardiology and vascular imaging, ensuring quality patient care and operational excellence. This role involves performing echocardiology exams and collaborating closely with healthcare teams.

Applicants should possess a minimum of one year of experience alongside necessary certifications like RDMS or RCS. A commitment to continuous improvement and patient safety is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in echocardiology including 2-D and M-Mode exams.
• Ability to perform vascular sonography exams with various techniques.
• Maintains current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality patient care in cardiology and vascular imaging.
• Operates equipment to achieve high-quality images.
• Complies with Quality Control standards.

Skills

Competency in noninvasive and invasive cardiology ultrasound

Problem-solving

Patient communication

Equipment operation and maintenance

Education

ARDMS or CCI guidelines compliance

Tools

Ultrasound equipment

Job description

Overview

Position Summary: Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips proudly holds recognition as a “Best Regional Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report and selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare. We are an award-winning, full-service medical/surgical facility serving southwest Orange County and Orlando’s growing tourist population since 1985. Our 285-bed facility provides diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular care, orthopedic care, surgical services and emergency medicine with a highly qualified team of nurses, support staff and physician specialists.

In 2025, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital opened the onsite Team Member Wellness Center, designed to support employee health and well-being. The center features a fitness facility, a tranquility space, and wellness activities to recharge before or after your shift. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is our promise to you.

Responsibilities

Provides quality patient care when performing diagnostic cardiology and/or vascular sonographic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention under the supervision of the department supervisor, manager, or director.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates competency in routine noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular ultrasound diagnostics, and equipment operation and maintenance.
• Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines.
• Solves complex problems.
• Exercise judgement based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Recognizes normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology in conjunction with obtaining and documenting pertinent clinical and diagnostic information.
• Works closely with the cardiologist to perform noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular diagnostic sonographic exams, and functions independently in the absence of the supervisor and/or manager.
• Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.
• Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures.
• Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality.
• Adheres to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards.
• Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
• Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desired results.
• Performs proper patient identification, acquires patient’s clinical history, and ensures that information is accurately documented.
• Positions patient, equipment, and associated devices and adjusts technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation.
• Assesses diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated.
• Complies with Quality Control standards and participates in Quality Control tasks.
• Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation.
• Applies appropriate standard precautions and personal protective equipment to prevent cross-contamination of contagious diseases.
• Utilizes Orlando Health computer systems effectively and accurately.
• Ensures safety of all customers.
• Maintains accurate and precise documentation, including recording verbal and telephone orders from physicians in the patient record.
• Communicates openly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
• Participates in supervising student sonographers, training, and orienting new sonographers, directing daily workflow, participates in quality and safety initiatives, and acting as a department super user.

Qualifications

Education/Training

Depending on assigned department, meets education/training as required under established current American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) and/or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) guidelines.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.
• Must maintain one of the following: RDMS through ARDMS in fetal echocardiography; or RDCS through ARDMS; or RCS, ACS, RCCS through CCI.

Experience

A minimum of one year of experience. Able to perform routine echocardiology exams including 2-D and M-Mode Echocardiography and/or vascular sonography exams including 2-D and M-Mode Imaging, Color Flow and Spectral Doppler, Carotid Ultrasound, Venous Doppler Upper and Lower Extremities, and Arterial Duplex Upper and Lower Extremities. Knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance. Must demonstrate competency in performing at least five of the following ECHO and/or Vascular exams: 3-D, Strain, Exercise Stress Echocardiography, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, TAVR, Mitral Clip, Complex Valve, Watchman, Post Processing, Contrast Studies, Agitated Saline Studies, Transesophageal (TEE), Surgical TEE, Complex Cardiac Shunts, Pericardiocentesis, Single Ventricle, TOF, AVC, TGA, Venous Insufficiency, Visceral, Segmental Physiology Upper Extremity, Access Grafts, Hemodialysis Access, Venous Ablation Procedures, Ultrasound Guidance, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Temporal Artery, or Transcranial Imaging.