Sonographer Cardiac

Mclaren-Health-Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a skilled Cardiac Ultrasound Technician (RDCS) for full-time work. The role involves performing high-quality cardiac ultrasound studies, including m-mode, 2D imaging, Doppler, and stress echos, with physician support for transesophageal exams.

Requirements include RDCS/ARDMS/CCI certification or registry eligibility, BLS, and experience with 3D imaging and structural heart cases. On-call responsibilities apply.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• RDCS/ARDMS/CCI certification or eligible.
• Registration within 1 year as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform cardiac ultrasound studies (m-mode, 2D, Doppler) as requested by physician.
• Assist with transesophageal exams and AV optimization procedures.
• Maintain and calibrate ultrasound equipment; ensure quality assurance.
• Document procedures and maintain records per Joint Commission and state/federal regs.
• On-call duties and daily workflow management.

Skills

3D imaging

structural heart cases

RDCS within 6 months

Education

RDCS/ARDMS/CCI certification

Tools

Echocardiography equipment

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Position Summary: Performs high quality cardiac ultrasound procedures that require ingenuity, initiative and independent judgment on patients. Performs m-mode, two dimensional cardiac ultrasound, Doppler color flow studies, stress echos and AV optimization procedures; assists physician with transesophageal exams. Follows department policies and protocols.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Specializes in performing cardiac ultrasound diagnostic studies.
• Obtains patient history, explains standard procedures, and addresses patient concerns to foster a sense of comfort and confidence to patients and ensure the needs of individual patients are met.
• Operates and maintains all assigned ultrasound scanning equipment to ensure it works properly.
• Positions patients, selects appropriate transducers and machine settings and conducts scanning procedures to correctly capture the images requested by a physician.
• Completes quality assurance processes and practices. Complies with all Joint Commission, federal, state, and local regulatory laws, standards, and protocols.
• Maintains all required documentation, logs, charts, forms and records in paper and electronic formats.
• Maintains an adequate supply of all consumables to perform quality testing.
• Performs all routine daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic maintenance and function checks following established protocol for all imaging equipment.

9. Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

10. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School diploma or GED
• Certified as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• or- Satisfactory completion of a formal cardiac sonographer training program (1-4 years) must be registry eligible and attain certification within one year.
• or- Graduate from a diagnostic ultrasound training program (2-4 years) with 1 full additional year of full-time clinical experience in a dedicated echocardiography laboratory and registry eligible and attain certification within one year.
• or- Two years of college with emphasis on the biological sciences with two years experience in a dedicated echocardiography laboratory and registry eligible and attain certification within one year.
• Current BLS certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Position/Subsidiary Specific:

• Experience with 3D imaging
• Experience with structural heart cases
• Certified as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) within 6 months.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 7:30-5:30pm
• On Call: Yes

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.