ECHO / VASCULAR SONOGRAPHER - Orlando Health - Horizon West - Pool
- Winter Garden, FL
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Outstanding Benefits with a 403(B) match for full and part-time employees.
- Retirement Savings plan.
- Paid Time Off plan.
- Education Assistance programs; Tuition reimbursement, Student Loan repayment program, and Preferred Education Program.
- Maternity leave; 4 weeks yearly.
- Among many other benefit programs. Benefits do kick in from day one!
Provides quality patient care when performing diagnostic cardiology and/or vascular sonographic imaging and related procedures to
demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention under the supervision of the department supervisor, manager, or
director.
Essential Functions
- Demonstrates competency in routine noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular ultrasound diagnostics, and
- Performs routine assignments using existing procedure guidelines.
- Receives instruction, guidance, and direction from more senior level sonographers
- Uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations.
- Has conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures within the job.
- Recognizes normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology in conjunction with obtaining and documenting pertinent clinical and
- Works closely with the cardiologist to perform noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular diagnostic sonographic
- Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care.
- Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures.
- Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality.
- Adheres to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards.
- Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs.
- Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desired results.
- Performs proper patient identification, acquires patient’s clinical history, and assures that the information is accurately
- Position patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for
- Assesses diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy
- Comprehends and complies with Quality Control standards and participates in all Quality Control tasks.
- Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation.
- Applies appropriate standard precautions and personal protective equipment to prevent cross-contamination of contagious
- Utilizes all Orlando Health computer systems effectively and accurately.
- Ensures safety of all customers.
- Maintains accurate and precise documentation. Accurately record verbal and telephone orders from physicians in the patient
- Communicates openly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
- Participates in supervising student sonographers, orienting new sonographers, directing daily workflow, and participates in
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal,
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Graduate of an accredited school of sonography. Depending on assigned department, meets education/training as required under
established current American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) and/or Cardiovascular Credentialing
International (CCI) guidelines.
Licensure/Certification
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
(ARDMS); and
Registered in Fetal Echocardiography (FE); and/or
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS);
and
Registered in at least ONE of the following registries: Adult Echo (AE), Fetal Echo (FE) or Pediatric Echo (PE); and/or
Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Advanced Cardiac Sonographer (ACS) or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer
(RCCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI); and/or
Registered in Pediatric Echo and/or Congenital Echo for APH Cardiology Department; and/or
Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS); and
Registered in at least ONE of the following registries: Vascular, Phlebology, Neurovascular (through The American Society
of Neuroimaging (ASNI)); and/or
Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI); and
Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.Experience
Able to perform routine echocardiology exams including, but not limited to, 2-D and M-Mode echocardiography and/or vascular
sonography exams including, but not limited to, 2-D and M-Mode Imaging, Color Flow and Spectral Doppler, Carotid Ultrasound,
Venous Doppler Upper and Lower Extremities, and Arterial Duplex Upper and Lower Extremities. Knowledge of equipment
operation and maintenance.
Must demonstrate competency within the first six months of hire in performing at least THREE of the following ECHO and/or
Vascular exams: 3-D, Strain, Exercise Stress Echocardiography, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, TAVR, Mitral Clip, Complex
Valve, Watchman, Post Processing, Contrast Studies, Agitated Saline Studies, Transesophageal (TEE), Surgical TEE, Simple Cardiac