What are the responsibilities and job description for the Echo Sonographer - Cardiac Ultrasound position at ExecuSource?
Echo Sonographer, Cardiac Ultrasound | Cookeville, TN
Full-Time
Compensation
Full-Time
- Days
- 4 x 9-hour shifts per week
Compensation
- $36.00 - $46.00/hr
- Optional sign-on bonus of $7,500 for candidates with 2 years of experience, with an 18-month commitment. Requires working one additional shift per payroll period if the hospital deems it necessary.
- Relocation assistance of up to $5,000. If you take the sign-on bonus, the relocation commitment is covered by the 18-month agreement. If you take relocation only, the commitment is 12 months.
- Perform transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal (TEE) echocardiograms
- Operate diagnostic ultrasound equipment, prepare exam rooms, and keep the department stocked
- Provide patient care and safety in line with department standards
- Use independent judgment and initiative, with attention to age-specific criteria, safety, and medical ethics
- Handle front-line department tasks: customer service, phone communication, data entry and retrieval in HIS/RIS/PACS, cleaning of exam and work areas, and infection control
- Meet the hospital's service standards with patients and colleagues
- Associate degree required, bachelor's preferred
- Registered in Echocardiography through ARDMS or CCI. Registry-eligible candidates must earn certification within 6 months of hire.
- Responsibility for earning your own continuing education credits to stay in good standing with ARDMS or CCI
- Preferred: 1 year of experience in complete 2D, M-mode, adult echo, and TEE
- Skill in performing multi-plane cardiac ultrasounds and required calculations, including valve area, valve gradients, pressure, and velocity
Salary : $36 - $46