Cardiac Sonographer

Prepares patient for examination focusing on patient comfort and satisfaction, explains the procedure in easy-to-understand terms performs ultrasound procedures, relieve patients of pre-testing anxiety and directly observes the and monitors the patient during the entire process.

• Sets-up equipment to administer procedures in a timely fashion.
• Carefully reviews prior reports and images, and patient chart.
• Ensures that proper images have been obtained, studies are complete and through, appropriate techniques have been employed, reader is notified.
• Maintains records and logs exams performed.
• Maintains control of inventory and purchases of supplies for the assigned area.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Techs MUST HAVE TAVR TTE experience scanning pre TAVr treatment patients with crticial Aortic stenosis - this must be reflected on their resume as well. The department only needs high end techs with a lot od experince or have worked for a valve center/structural heart facility. All candidates that do not meet these requirements will be rejected.

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• Experienced Sonographer to perform high quality Adult Echo studies as per ASE & IAC Guidelines in a premiere cardiac center.
• Dedicated inpatient echo work experience is a must. Experience documented by institutional referral with a minimum of 200 inpatient cases in echocardiography.
• Proficiency in valvular assessment with strong spectral Doppler and Pedoff skills.
• Experience with contrast echocardiography and agitated saline studies.
• Ability to work independently, recognize abnormalities and quickly respond to critical findings.

Preferred Skills &

• TEE and Stress Echo experience.
• Familiarity with 3D echo imaging.
• TAVR, Mitral Clip, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, VAD, closure device protocols.
• Maintaining ICAEL-accreditation echo lab standards.
• Experience using Philips ie33 and Epiq systems.
• Familiarity with Epic hospital information system.

The manager is only willing to review candidates that have actively scanned at a facility where they were scanning severe to critical aortic stenosis patients who will be getting a TAVr device. This is a must for the facility. As such, please have your candidate detail their specific experience scanning severe to critical aortic stenosis patients who will be getting a TAVr device on their Submission Cover Sheet under the "Previous Relevant Experience" section.

Candidates will automatically be rejected if they do not contain this info.

Required

-High School Diploma or GED required. Preferred

-Graduate of CAAHEP or ABHES Cardiovascular Technology Program preferred. Required Certifications &

• Registered Cardiac Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from American Heart Association (AHA)
• Experience documented by institutional referral with a minimum of 200 inpatient cases in echocardiography.