What are the responsibilities and job description for the Echosonographer position at SSM Health?
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Job Highlights:
· Department: Echosonography
· Sign On Bonus: $10,000 *
· Schedule: Days 4-9s, 8-5:30 or 7:30-5
· Pay Range starts at: $30.91
· Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts
· Location: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
ARDMS certification or RDCS required within 12 months of hire.
$7,000 in relocation assistance 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 echosonographer 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 and 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, pediatric, fetal echo or TEEs.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
- 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 equivalent years of experience and education. RCS or RDCS required within 12 months of hire.
EXPERIENCE
- 1 year of experience preferred but new grads welcome!
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
- Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Rare kneeling and sitting.
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
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