Job Description
Job Description
Location: Reston, VA
Status: Full-Time/Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $35.20 - 51.80 + $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
Are you looking for new career opportunities, great wages, excellent benefits and work-life balance? Follow your heart to Virginia Heart!
At Virginia Heart, we are looking for a professional Cardiac Sonographer who specialize in the use of ultrasound equipment to examine a patient's heart and provide quality images used to evaluate the structure and function of the heart.
When you work with Virginia Heart, you will enjoy a dedicated and experienced staff, competitive wages, excellent benefits and the following rewards and incentives:
· No Nights, weekends, or holidays!
· Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision plans
· 401(k) Retirement Plan
· Paid Short-Term Disability
· Employee Assistance Program for Mental and Physical well-being
· Three Weeks of Paid Vacation upon eligibility
· One week of Paid Sick Leave
· Annual Merit-Based increases
· Career Advancement Opportunities
· Employee Referral Bonuses
· Employee Discount Programs
· Employee Appreciation Events to include therapy dogs, raffles, and other fun events.
Virginia Heart is Northern Virginia's premier cardiovascular practice, bringing an unparalleled standard of excellence to our patients. We are seeking experienced professionals to join our team in our outpatient cardiology setting. Every employee, at every level, begins their journey at Virginia Heart learning about the history of the organization and its established culture built on trust and integrity. Our employees drive this culture, and we want you to be a part of it.
POSITION SUMMARY
Cardiac Sonographers perform high quality quantitative studies on current stare-of-the-art equipment to provide our physicians with definitive diagnostic information in a wide variety of cardiac pathologies and conditions. This is in support of the general cardiology section of the practice and sub-specialty areas which include interventional and structural heart, electrophysiology, cardio-oncology, cardio-obstetrics, advanced heart failure and infiltrative diseases, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and sleep medicine. These procedures are performed in a manner consistent with Virginia Heart’s mission of providing excellence in cardiovascular care.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assess records of patients scheduled for echocardiography procedures to confirm the order and determine indications and appropriateness of the procedure.
- Explains echocardiography procedures to patients.
- Acquires and analyzes data obtained from the following ultrasound procedures:
- Resting Two-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography, including 3D techniques, Global Longitudinal Strain, Agitated Saline, and Left Ventricular Opacification as required.
- Stress Echocardiography, including Doppler acquisition of hemodynamic data and Left Ventricular Opacification as required.
- May perform vascular diagnostic procedures as needed (qualifications and credentials permitting).
- Completes the reporting template for echocardiograms to include a summary of data to present to the physician.
- Completes other Electronic Medical Record requirements.
- Works as a part of the code team when emergencies occur.
· The echocardiographer is responsible for knowing the location of the medical supplies and medications on the emergency cart and the proper operation of emergency equipment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Associate degree preferred.
- Successful completion of cardiac sonography program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), through the Joint Review Committee in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT) and the Joint Review Committee in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS).
- ARDMS (RDCS [AE]) or CCI (ACS or RCS) registry credential required.
- ARDMS (RVT) or CCI (RVS) is optional.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Providers required.
- Strong computer skills, including MS Excel required.
- Strong organization and analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
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