Echo Sonographer - Lorton, United States - Inova Health

Description

Inova HealthPlex - Lorton has an immediate need for a Cardiovascular (Echo) Sonographer 2. The Echo Sonographer 2 administers sound patient care practices according to department policies and procedures to ensure the safety of the patients. Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations. Maintains equipment, exam rooms and work areas in a neat and safe condition to ensure the safety of the patients and employees.

Inova Benefits and Perks:

• Career Development
• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Retirement benefits with match
• Competitive salary
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• See Full List of Benefits and Eligibility Here: 2024 INOVA BENEFITS GUIDE

Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the ability to recognize problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them while producing the most desirable outcome.
• Demonstrates proper technique for injection of IV contrast, or other test-enhancing solution, under the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Standards.
• Correctly identifies patients and appropriate orders, ensuring a high degree of accuracy, as evidenced by the lack of mismatched studies.
• Maintains active credential status by complying with continual education requirements. Attends at least 50 percent of QA conferences.
• Demonstrates patient safety in department and reports, documents and corrects any adverse, unsafe or unusual conditions.
• Troubleshoots equipment effectively and reports equipment to biomedical engineering.
• Performs routine maintenance of echo vascular equipment for consistency of quality images.

Requirements for Consideration:

• Graduate of an accredited program of diagnostic medical sonography OR 5 years of specialized training in a hospital/healthcare setting.

Certifications:

• ARDMS Registered with RDCS Certification OR CCI Registered with RCS Certification for Echo OR ARDMS with RVT OR CCI with RVS Certification
• 1 year of experience after acquiring registry in a hospital/healthcare environment in the performance of cardiac or vascular sonography.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Shift: Full Time

Hours: Monday – Friday, Days (7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) 7 Studies a day

Location: HealthPlex - Lorton