Sr. Cardiac Sonographer

Progress West Hospital; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

4x10 Schedule

Job summary

Progress West Hospital in Missouri is seeking a Sr. Cardiac Sonographer to join the Cardiac Diagnostic Lab. The role involves performing treadmill stress tests, echocardiography, and doppler studies, while serving as a lead resource for other staff.

Open since 2007, the hospital offers 24-hour emergency services and a state-of-the-art cardiac cath lab. A sign-on bonus is available for eligible applicants.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Sonography credential or training required.
• Associate's Degree preferred for Allied Health/Sonography track.
• Experience with allied health/sonography workflows preferred.
• RDCS or equivalent certification is required or strongly preferred.
• CPR certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Performs tests and procedures at various locations.
• Functions as lead by maintaining credentials, quality assurance, and auditing cases.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Sonography

Associate's Degree

Allied Health/Sonography

Job description

Additional Information About The Role

• Sign-On Bonus $7,500 (for eligible applicants)
• 10 Hour Days, 4 Days Per Week
• 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Weekend Rotation (Call Coverage Only)
• Call Rotation (Every 5th Full Week)
• Holiday Rotation (Call Coverage Only)

Sr. Cardiac Sonographer

Join our dynamic Cardiac Sonography Team where everyone has a role in providing extraordinary care!

Overview

Opened in 2007, Progress West Hospital is BJC HealthCare's newest hospital in St. Charles County, featuring modern private rooms. It offers 24-hour emergency services and has partnered with St. Louis Children's Hospital to provide world-class pediatric emergency care.

Progress West Hospital also provides surgical services, endoscopy services, a cardiac catheterization lab, medical/surgical inpatient services, diagnostic imaging, lab services, and the Advanced Wound Center, a specialty wound treatment facility with state-of-the-art equipment. Progress West Hospital recently completed an expansion of its Childbirth Center to include enhanced services for at-risk mothers and babies, with a newborn ICU that provides care for babies born as early as 32 weeks.

Progress West Hospital is a Certified Level II Stroke Center. The hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics.

The services provided in this area include: Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-Lead Electrocardiogram, 24 Hour Holter Monitor, Long Term Event Recorder, Echocardiogram, Echocardiogram with or without Doppler, Transesophageal Echo (TEE), Stress Testing, Routine Stress Test, Stress Echocardiogram, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram, Exercise Nuclear Stress Test, Nuclear Stress Test. This department, along with all departments within the hospital, supports the guiding principles of the hospital in providing care that is customized and reflects the patient's needs, values, and choices.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Performs a variety of cardiac testing, including treadmill stress testing, holter monitoring, transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echo, stress echo and cardiac doppler. Functions as lead and resource for other sonographers/staff in the Cardiac Diagnostic Lab. Assists manager with the coordination of activities within the lab, assists with training of new employees and credentialing requirements of other staff.

Responsibilities

• Performs tests and procedures at various locations.
• Functions as lead by maintaining credentials, handling quality assurance activities, and auditing cases.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED
• Sonography

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RDCS or equiv

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Associate's Degree
• Allied Health/Sonography

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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