Sonographer- Echo Cardiac Ultrasound

Job description

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.
Department:
16207640 Echocardiography
Work Shift:
Job Description:
The Sonographer - Echo Cardiac Ultrasound at North Mississippi Health Services plays a crucial role in echocardiography. This role is responsible for conducting educational and in-service training, performing various echocardiography procedures, ensuring proper charting and filing, maintaining inventory, and participating in Performance Improvement activities.
JOB FUNCTIONS
Educational:
• The incumbent will participate in the training of new personnel.
• The incumbent will conduct/participate in in-service training classes.

Clinical:
• The incumbent performs all aspects of echocardiography. (M-mode; 2 Dimensional; Spectral and Color Flow Doppler, Stress Echocardiography; assists with Trans esophageal Echocardiography;) Responsible for proper use of Telemedicine equipment used in pediatric echocardiography.

Clerical:
• Responsible for proper charting, filing, and charging of all Echocardiography procedures performed.
• Responsible for Computerized Patient Scheduling on an as needed basis.

Inventory:
• Responsible for maintaining adequate inventory of supplies needed for procedures performed.

Performance Inventory:
• Participates in hospital and departmental on-going Performance Improvement activities and complies with actions taken as a result of those activities to assure high quality patient care.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
• This position requires detailed knowledge of cardiac anatomy, cardiac disease processes and the effect of these disease processes on the cardiac structures and blood flow.
• The incumbent must demonstrate the ability to perform detailed measurements and calculations in order to define disease states.
• This position requires knowledge and use of computerized ultrasound and echocardiography equipment.
• This position requires knowledge and use of telemedicine equipment for the transmission of echocardiography images by telemedicine.
• The incumbent deals with the pediatric, adult, and geriatric population.
• Must be able to work independent of supervision when on location.
• The incumbent is able to fill-in for others within the Cardiology Department when needed or directed by the Supervisor.
• This requires a good teamwork focus.
• Commitment to customer service and cost control.
• Affiliate hospital personnel, patients, and their families
• Cardiology patients and their families
• Cardiologists, Cardiologists= nurses, Nurse Practitioners and the Cardiology Department staff and NMMC staff at large
• Referral physicians and the office staff of referring physicians
• Vendors and their representatives

Physical Demands
A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Standing. Frequently
• Walking. Frequently
• Sitting. occasionally
• Lifting/Carrying. Frequently 50 lbs
• Pushing/Pulling. Frequently
• Climbing. occasionally
• Balancing. occasionally
• Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. Frequently
• Reaching/Over Head Work. occasionally
• Grasping. Frequently
• Speaking. Frequently
• Hearing. Constantly
• Repetitive Motions. Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently

Salary Range:
$34.55 - $51.82
Education:
Associate’s Degree | Diagnostic Medical Sonography | Required
Certifications:
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, DNU Cardiovascular Credentialing International - CCI - CCI, Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography