Cardiac Sonographer, FT Days-$5000 Sign on Bonus – AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

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

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full-Time Days, 36 hours/week

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

• 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 TEE’s, 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.

• Associate’s Degree or Graduate of Technical School
• No Previous Experience is Required
• Adult Echocardiography
• BCLS obtained through the American Heart Association Preferred
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) (New graduates have one year from date of graduation to acquire)
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• 1 to 2 Years of Position-Related Experience Preferred
• Pediatric Echocardiography PDCS Preferred