Echocardiographer- Ridges Hospital

Responsibilities/Job Description

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Fairview Health Services is hiring a Echocardiographer to join our Electrocardiology team at our M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital location in Burnsville, MN. We’re offering a $4,000 sign-on bonus!

Schedule: This position will be working 0.8 FTE (64 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hours on the day shift. This position will also work one weekend every four weeks.

The Echocardiographer performs non-invasive cardiac diagnostic imaging using ultrasound technology to aid the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases.

Job Responsibilities:

As an Echocardiographer, you will be responsible for:

• Performing various echocardiograms according to departmental policies and procedures.
  • Transthoracic echocardiograms.
  • Exercise and pharmacological echocardiograms.
  • Utilizes contrast agents for echocardiograms as needed.
  • Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms.
  • Prepares echocardiogram for interpretation including accurate preliminary report.
• Participating in quality assurance activities per ICAEL and laboratory standards.
  • Attends required Q.A. meetings.
  • Participates in quality improvement programs.
  • Correlation studies.
  • Required continuing medical education (CME).
  • Participates in research studies as needed.
• Completing various clerical and departmental tasks for efficient departmental operations.
  • Completes patient registration.
  • Replenish laboratory supplies as needed.
  • Clean echo cart and room after each use.
  • Copies and prepare DVD/CD/tapes for outside interpretation/use.
• Meeting all role-related and age-specific competencies.
• Demonstrating ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
  • Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
  • Communicates in a respective manner.
  • Ensures a safe, secure environment.
  • Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
  • Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
  • Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.

Required Qualifications:

• License/Certification/Registration
  • BLS Certification
• Additional Requirements (to be obtained within 6 months of hire)
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography; OR
  • Registered Cardiac Sonography (RCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Echocardiography
• 1 to 3 years of Echocardiography experience

Qualifications

$44.90-$64.86 Hourly

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