MedStar Health
Echocardiography Technologist / Cardiac Sonographer
MedStar Health, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
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for a limited time! MedStar Health is looking for a Full-time Cardiac Sonographer to join our team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center! As a Cardiac Sonographer, you will perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations, including 2D echo, Doppler, stress, dobutamine, and other echocardiographic tests. Prepares preliminary test measurements and facilitates understanding of sonographic examinations.
Primary Duties
Obtains pertinent clinical information from patients, medical charts, and/or physician. Communicates purpose and procedures related to the ultrasound test to the patient and comforts/reassures patient about the examination. Performs 2D echo, Doppler, stress, and other echocardiographic examinations to provide anatomic and physiologic data for physician's review. Uses a portable echocardiograph machine to perform studies, as requested.
Notifies physician immediately if patient is in distress or severe abnormal reading is obtained. Reviews studies with the interpreting physician. Aids/training in the Echocardiograph Laboratory to cardiology fellows as relates to ultrasound examinations. Maintains appropriate training documentation/ material.
Inspects/maintains equipment and supplies used for cleanliness, proper functioning, and par levels, notifies appropriate personnel regarding problems or malfunctions. Assists in scheduling patient for examination(s) to be performed, set-up of special procedure rooms, i.e., transesophageal echocardiograph (TEE) examination.
Performs various related functions, such as logging and filing of echo studies, tabulating statistics, paging staff, and assisting physician with obtaining patients' reports, etc. Participates in the development of effective Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) activities to improve quality of care. Attending echo conferences, continuing education courses, and/or in-services.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED Required; Completion of a Registered Echocardiography program with coursework in anatomy and physiology, or Successful completion of an ultrasound program in lieu of the Registered Echocardiography program may be accepted in some cases.
Associate’s degree, Preferred
Prior clinical experience and the performance of at least 100 echocardiogram/doppler examinations with Arrhythmia analysis experience, Required
2 years post-graduation echo cardiology experience, Preferred
Hiring Range USD $36.06 - USD $60.78 /Hr.
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Full-time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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About The Job Now offering a
$25,000 Sign on Bonus
for a limited time! MedStar Health is looking for a Full-time Cardiac Sonographer to join our team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center! As a Cardiac Sonographer, you will perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations, including 2D echo, Doppler, stress, dobutamine, and other echocardiographic tests. Prepares preliminary test measurements and facilitates understanding of sonographic examinations.
Primary Duties
Obtains pertinent clinical information from patients, medical charts, and/or physician. Communicates purpose and procedures related to the ultrasound test to the patient and comforts/reassures patient about the examination. Performs 2D echo, Doppler, stress, and other echocardiographic examinations to provide anatomic and physiologic data for physician's review. Uses a portable echocardiograph machine to perform studies, as requested.
Notifies physician immediately if patient is in distress or severe abnormal reading is obtained. Reviews studies with the interpreting physician. Aids/training in the Echocardiograph Laboratory to cardiology fellows as relates to ultrasound examinations. Maintains appropriate training documentation/ material.
Inspects/maintains equipment and supplies used for cleanliness, proper functioning, and par levels, notifies appropriate personnel regarding problems or malfunctions. Assists in scheduling patient for examination(s) to be performed, set-up of special procedure rooms, i.e., transesophageal echocardiograph (TEE) examination.
Performs various related functions, such as logging and filing of echo studies, tabulating statistics, paging staff, and assisting physician with obtaining patients' reports, etc. Participates in the development of effective Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) activities to improve quality of care. Attending echo conferences, continuing education courses, and/or in-services.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED Required; Completion of a Registered Echocardiography program with coursework in anatomy and physiology, or Successful completion of an ultrasound program in lieu of the Registered Echocardiography program may be accepted in some cases.
Associate’s degree, Preferred
Prior clinical experience and the performance of at least 100 echocardiogram/doppler examinations with Arrhythmia analysis experience, Required
2 years post-graduation echo cardiology experience, Preferred
Hiring Range USD $36.06 - USD $60.78 /Hr.
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Full-time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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Get notified about new Cardiovascular Technologist jobs in
Washington, DC .
Washington DC-Baltimore Area 3 months ago
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