Cardiac Sonographer - $31+ per hour at North Mississippi Health Services

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Cardiac Sonographer for a job in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac Sonographer
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

**JOB SUMMARY**

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.


 

 

 

**QUALIFICATIONS**

 

 **Education**

 

 

**Education Level**

**Education Details**

**Required/Preferred**

 

 

Associate's Degree

The incumbent must be a registered cardiac sonographer and preferably a graduate of an accredited ultrasound program or NMMC Echo Internship, which includes training in cardiac ultrasound

Required


 

 

Other (Experience)

Basic and Advanced Cardiology classes

Preferred


 

 

Other (Experience)

Continuing education is required on an annual basis regarding Cardiology procedures performed.

Required


 

 


**Licenses and Certifications**
 

 

 

 

**Licenses and Certifications**

**Licenses and Certifications Details**

**Time Frame**

**Required/**
**Preferred**

 

 

ARDMS - Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography

RDCS

 

Required

Or

 

CCI - Cardiovascular Credentialing International

RCS

 

Required

 

 

BCLS - Basic Life Support

 

 

Required

 


**Work Experience**

 

 

 

**Number of Years**

**Work Experience Details**

**Required/**
**Preferred**

 

1-3 years

Work experience not required due to on job training program

Preferred

 


**Knowledge Skills and Abilities**
 

 

 

 

**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**

**Required/Preferred**

**Proficiency**

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.

Required

N/A

The incumbent must demonstrate the ability to perform detailed measurements and calculations in order to define disease states.

Required

N/A

This position requires knowledge and use of computerized ultrasound and echocardiography equipment.

Required

N/A

This position requires knowledge and use of telemedicine equipment for the transmission of echocardiography images by telemedicine.

Required

N/A

The incumbent deals with the pediatric, adult, and geriatric population.

Required

N/A

Must be able to work independent of supervision when on location.

Required

N/A

The incumbent is able to fill-in for others within the Cardiology Department when needed or directed by the Supervisor.

Required

N/A

This requires a good teamwork focus.

Required

N/A

Commitment to customer service and cost control.

Required

N/A

Affiliate hospital personnel, patients, and their families

Required

N/A

Cardiology patients and their families

Required

N/A

Cardiologists, Cardiologists= nurses, Nurse Practitioners and the Cardiology Department staff and NMMC staff at large

Required

N/A

Referral physicians and the office staff of referring physicians

Required

N/A

Vendors and their representatives

Required

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



**SCOPE**
**Freedom To Act:**
**Problem Solving:**
**Impact:**
**Financial Responsibility:**

* Sales Revenue Target Responsibility: 
* Approval Responsibility:
* P & L Responsibility:
* Assets Controlled:
* Controllable Expenses (e.g., Payroll and other budgeted items):
* Total Financial Responsibility:

**Budget Responsibility**

* Primary Budget Responsibility:
* Shared Budget Responsibility:

North Mississippi Health Services Job ID #2232-000BOZ. Posted job title: Echo Cardiac Ultrasound Sonographer

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