Echosonographer I

Echosonographer I

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

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

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

SIGN-ON BONUS: $5,000

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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

• Associate's degree or equivalent years of experience and education.

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.

Licenses / Certifications:

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), FUTURE - Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) within 12 months - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), FUTURE - Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty within 12 months - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), FUTURE - Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty within 12 months - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) - 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)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8050000100 Administration

Scheduled Weekly Hours:40

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