What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiac Sonographer position at Augusta Health?
Perform daily clinical operations of Echocardiography including performing Echocardiograms, entering preliminary interpretation. Operate equipment necessary to perform all required procedures and to obtain optimal diagnostic recording. Communicates technical and patient care related information according to established processes and timelines.
Requirements
- Associate's degree – Allied Health or Applied Science (accredited cardiac sonographer program).
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS), or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS), or
- Advanced Cardiac Registered (ACS), or the ability to obtain one of these registries within 12 months of employment.
- BLS
Preferred:
- ACLS
- 1 year
Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:
- Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
- Free onsite parking
- Shift and weekend differentials
- Tuition reimbursement
- Onsite child care
Company Information
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.
RDCS or RCS or the ability to obtain registry within 12 months of employment from an accredited sonography programMust have completed an accredited cardiac sonographer programBLS required