Cardiac Sonographer, FT Days

Cardiac Sonographer, Full-Time Days, $5000 Sign on Bonus

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Vision, Medical & Dental Benefits from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Received Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019

Schedule:Full-Time

Shift: Full-Time

Shift: 4 x 9 hour shifts

• 7:30am-5:00pm
• Rotate every 3rd weekend
• $5000 Sign on Bonus

Location:AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

9100 West 74th Street, Merriam, KS 66204

The community youll be caring for:

At AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, formerly Shawnee Mission Medical Center, you're more than just a number on a chart. You're a whole person, who functions best when physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit. Find whole-person care, dedicated teams and staff, and a wide variety of medical services, all at our hospital in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

The role youll contribute:

The Cardiac Sonographer performs non-invasive diagnostic echocardiographic procedures at a technical level that requires independent judgment with ingenuity and initiative to support the physician in the diagnosis of heart disease.

The value youll bring to the team:

Treating co-workers, patients, physicians and guests with kindness, care and courtesy,

Demonstrates professional behavior in all working relationships and responsibilities

Supports and adheres to organizational policies, procedures, and protocols and ICAEL requirements

Attendance patterns reflect commitment to job requirements and patient care needs.

Maintaining confidentiality of patient and business information,

Is flexible, adaptable and productive when requested to perform other department duties.

The associate models positive customer service behavior.

Demonstrates an acceptance and support of change throughout the department.

Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis for each exam.

Attends staff meetings to remain up to date with department/hospital policies and procedures.

Maintains records of educational requirements for ICAEL and cardiac registry.

Cleans and restocks echo procedure room to prepare for each patient, disinfects echo transducers, machine, and bed after each use.

Transports patients to and from department to reduce lags in department schedule and patient wait times.

Demonstrates competency to perform duties in a timely and efficient manner in order to meet team productivity goals.

Demonstrates competency to perform various types of Cardiac Sonograms (Transthoracic Adult, Transesophageal, Stress Echocardiogram, Contrast Echocardiogram, and knowledge of the appropriate procedures associated and follows department procedure for exams.

Demonstrates competency to assist physician during TEEs, transesophageal probe (multiplane and pre and post procedure set-up), post procedure care of TEE probe (cleaning and storing) and follows department procedures for exams.

Demonstrates understanding and competency of ultrasound physics, arrhythmia recognition, cardiac anomalies, calculations, 2D views, 3D views, M-mode views, Doppler, transducer selection.

Demonstrates competency and explains with high level of understanding: 2-D views, M-mode views, pulsed wave Doppler, continuous wave Doppler, and color Doppler.

Demonstrates competency and explains proper operation of: Echo machine digital capture and storage.

Demonstrates competency in assisting of physician and/or physician extender during stress echos and follows department procedure for Stress Echo.

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences youll need to succeed:

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

Adult Echocardiography

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PREFERRED:

Pediatric Echocardiography

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

High School graduate

No Previous Experience is Required

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

Bachelors Degree

1 to 2 Years of Position-Related Experience

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

BCLS obtained through the American Heart Association

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) (New graduates have one year from date of graduation to acquire)

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED:

Pediatric Echocardiography

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

Category:Cardiology

Organization:AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

Schedule:Full-time

Shift:1 - Day

Req ID:25008317