Echo Sonographer
Apply NowCompany: Nemours Children's Health
Location: Wilmington, DE 19805
Description:
Job Description
We are looking for a Pediatric Echocardiography Sonographer to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, Milford, and Selbyville, DE. This Echo Sonographer will be performing pediatric and fetal echoes.
Primary Function:
Serve as a Health Care Professional with primary responsibility of patient focused echocardiography service providing high quality patient care.
Essential Functions:
Requirements:
About Us
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review Nemours Anti-Racism Statement (nemours.org).
To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org.
We are looking for a Pediatric Echocardiography Sonographer to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, Milford, and Selbyville, DE. This Echo Sonographer will be performing pediatric and fetal echoes.
Primary Function:
Serve as a Health Care Professional with primary responsibility of patient focused echocardiography service providing high quality patient care.
Essential Functions:
- Perform pediatric cardiac ultrasound exams (TTE) following a set protocol according to guidelines and standards set by IAC and the American Society of Echocardiography.
- Provides age and developmental appropriate care to infants, children and adolescents.
- Provides clinical assistance to cardiology fellows and students.
- Loads images into Echo PACS system and completes preliminary reports.
- Chooses appropriate procedure code for billing purposes.
- The availability/flexibility to provide on call coverage during weekend hours, weekday off hours and holiday coverage.
Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited ultrasound training program.
- Successful completion of the physics and technology exams from American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
- Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or registry eligible. If registry eligible, registration must be obtained within one year of hire.
- American Heart BLS certification, required.
- Registered ARDMS (PE) or CCI required.
- Registered ARDMS (FE) preferred.
- Must be available to travel to satellite locations bases on patient need.
About Us
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review Nemours Anti-Racism Statement (nemours.org).
To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org.