Echocardiographer

UVA Community Health; Haymarket (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UVA Community Health in Haymarket, Virginia is seeking a Full-Time Echocardiographer to perform echocardiography studies, providing patient care and managing equipment. The ideal candidate will have an Associate's Degree and relevant experience along with a passion for assisting in improving patient health.

This role includes responsibilities such as explaining procedures to patients, ensuring a clean and safe environment, and maintaining communication with medical teams. On-call duties may be required.

Qualifications

• 2 years of Echocardiography experience preferred.
• American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Performs echocardiography studies and analyses data.
• Explains procedures to patients to minimize anxiety.
• Maintains sterile conditions and handles patient equipment.

Skills

Echocardiography expertise

Patient communication

Technical competency with echocardiography equipment

Ability to work under pressure

Education

2 Year/Associate's Degree preferred

Graduate of accredited Echocardiography school

Tools

Echocardiography equipment

Job description

Job Code: RA3195

Full Time | Days shifts on varying days of the week, which include weekends. Also includes on call when needed.

About Us

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience.

As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.

Echocardiographer Overview

Performs echocardiography studies, TEES, Stress ECHOs. Recognizes, calculates, interprets, and analyzes the hemodynamic data served from echocardiography studies.

Patient Care

• Explains the procedure and post-procedure orders to the patient to gain cooperation and minimize anxiety.
• Prioritizes workflow in regard to patient condition and ensures patients’ arrival and departure occur in a timely manner.
• Provides an atmosphere conducive to gain the patient's cooperation and confidence.
• Utilizes patient satisfaction and practice performance results to identify opportunities to improve and participates in the planning and improvement process.

Compliance

• Cleans examination surfaces between patients.
• Provides clean linen including sheets, gowns, pillowcases, and towels.
• Immediately cleans spills following universal precautions.
• Properly stores accessory equipment when not in use.

Teamwork

• Shares and initiates regular and professional communication with co-workers.
• Facilitates and participates in regular staff meetings.

Technical Competency

• Maintains sterile equipment and fields.
• Adjusts cameras to obtain the proper density and contrast.
• Performs necessary warm-up and quality control procedures on the equipment.
• Uses protocols to obtain images of internal structures.
• Critiques images for quality and makes necessary judgments to determine if repeat is necessary.

Additional Responsibilities

The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: 2 Year/Associate's Degree preferred. Graduate of an accredited Echocardiography school or the equivalent in experience.
• Experience: 2 years of Echocardiography experience preferred. Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details.
• Licensure: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) required or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) required.
• Additional Skills/Requirements: New graduates of a two-year program must be registered within 12 months of hire. Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing. Knowledge and skills to modify care according to patient(s)’ age. Ability to interpret information to identify each patient(s)’ requirements for care relative to his/her age specific needs. Considerable verbal ability to effectively communicate observations and input to nursing staff, physicians, and other department staff.
• Preferred: N/A.

Physical Demands

Requires constant sitting, standing, walking, and bending/stooping. Frequent repetitive body movements. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Ability to lift/push/pull up to 100 lbs. occasionally. For any weight over 35 lbs use Safe Handling Equipment.

Physical Demand Code: 17A, Medical Technician, Other Techs. Work Function/Activity: Medium to Heavy Physical Demand.

Other

• May require the use of safety equipment such as HEPA mask for infection prevention: Yes.
• On call responsibilities as directed: No.
• Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed: Yes.