Echo Sonographer

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

· Department: Echo Sonography

**· Sign On Bonus: $10,000 ***

· Schedule:? Days 4-9s, 8-5:30 or 7:30-5

· Pay Range starts at: $30.91

· Location: Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

ARDMS or CCI certification required.

**$7,000 in relocation assistance is available for those outside of metro St. Louis. ***

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is renowned for its exceptional pediatric care and commitment to providing the highest quality healthcare services to children in need. As an echo sonographer at Cardinal Glennon, you would play a crucial role in our cardiac care team, utilizing your expertise in performing echocardiograms and assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of various cardiac conditions. Our team is collaborative which provides an excellent teaching environment with ample opportunity to learn and grow.

SSM Health offers competitive pay and exceptional benefits including tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, matching retirement funds, and more! If you would like to be a part of this team, please submit your application today!

• Sign-on Bonus paid IN FULL on 1st paycheck. Qualified external candidates only

Job Summary:

Performs diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics in accordance with accepted protocols. This position performs either adult or pediatric echosonography.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs appropriate diagnostic procedures, records patient test results and reports results.

• Monitors patient comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.

• Maintains adequate supplies and verifies all equipment is in proper working condition; reports deficiencies and failures.

• Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.

• Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.

• Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).

• Assists in maintaining a clean and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Associate's degree or graduation from accredited Sonography academic program.

EXPERIENCE

• 1 year's experience preferred but new grads welcome!

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And

• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)

  • Or

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty or (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

~~~ Cardiology

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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