Cardiac Sonographer (Days) - $10,000 Sign-on Bonus
Hennepin Healthcare
- Minneapolis, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Exercise ECG (GXT)
- Exercise Stress Echocardiogram (Stress echo)
- Exercise Nuclear Perfusion (sestamibi)
- Dobutamine Echocardiogram
- Regadenoson Nuclear Perfusion
- Dobutamine Nuclear Perfusion
- Perform echocardiograms and manage the imaging system during a transesophageal echocardiogram using state-of-the-art methods and equipment
- Perform exercise and pharmacological echocardiograms proficiently
- Reviews and verifies exam requests to ensure correct exam is ordered on the correct patient
- Explain exam procedure to patient and family members
- Evaluates images and notifies the appropriate Cardiologist as needed; takes appropriate action to address image quality issues
- Consistently performs quality exams and ensures that department protocols are followed
- Meet ECHO lab education and training protocol requirements to administer contrast imaging agents to patient
- Determine the need for using imaging contrast on a case-by-case basis
- Administer contrast imaging agent when necessary
- Using the CVIS (cardiovascular information system), perform measurements and analyze results of echocardiogram to facilitate physician s interpretation of test results
- Assists physicians and residents as required with ECHO procedures
- Assist with education and training of nursing and medical staff, residents and cardiology fellows
- Mentor and orient new employees
- Clean, maintain and troubleshoot imaging equipment, endoscopes, and other equipment
- Ensure that exam rooms are orderly and stocked with supplies
- Participate in quality improvement processes and Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories ( IAC, formerly ICAEL) accreditation
- Build and support a collaborative team environment
- Participate in the implementation and performance of safety and quality assurance procedures
- Attend QA conferences as able
- May participate in research activities
- Report and discuss any malfunctions and notify the Lead Cardiac Sonographer, appropriate service personnel is then called as needed
Minimum Qualifications:
- Two year degree in non-invasive cardiology
- Credentialed by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
- Credentialed by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS)
- Must meet the eligibility requirements to take the ARDMS/CCI examination
- Experience in Stress Echo