Concord Hospital

Nonprofit health system providing regional care

Cardiac Echo Sonographer

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLaconia, NH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Two years of formal training or education beyond the high school level in Cardiac Ultrasonography.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification.
Registration as an American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Cardiovascular Credentialing International registrant is required within two years of hire and must be maintained thereafter, in accordance with Intersocietal Accreditation Commission guidelines.
State licensure for medical imaging and radiation therapy is required.
Experience in Cardiac Ultrasonography is required; clinical days or time may be considered, with a minimum of 6 to 12 months of experience.
Ability to lift, carry, or push and pull the physical loads specified for the role, including occasional loads of 20 to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform the required bending, fine motor, repetitive-motion, reaching, sitting, standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, smelling, and squatting activities.
Required vision abilities include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.
Ability to work in environments with airborne contaminants and occasional exposure to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, electrical hazards, moving mechanical parts, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.

Responsibilities

Perform transthoracic echocardiogram examinations.
Perform stress echocardiogram examinations.
Assist physicians with transesophageal echocardiogram examinations.
Document and maintain patient and test data.
Manage time and workload fluctuations.
Assess patients and adapt to changing clinical situations.
Complete billing for tests performed.
Utilize and maintain departmental and hospital equipment.
Complete departmental and hospital requirements.
Participate in departmental, team, and committee goals.
Take ownership and responsibility for individual performance goals.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Sign on Bonus Eligible!

Hours: 4X10 example of shift 6:30am-5pm or 4X9 7:00am-4:30pm; No weekday call. One weekend shift a month, 6 hours per weekend day, no overnight call.

Summary

Produces ultrasonic recordings and Doppler flow analyses of heart and related structures for use by Physician in diagnosis and study of heart disease.

Education

Two years of formal training or education beyond the high school level, in Cardiac Ultrasonography.

Certification, Registration, and Licensure

Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification.

Registration required to obtain: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) registry in accordance with Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) guidelines within 2 years of hire and maintained thereafter.

StatelicensureforMedicalImaging and Radiation Therapyisrequired.

Experience

Experience in Cardiac Ultrasonography is required, will consider clinical days/time as experience, minimum of 6 to 12 months

Responsibilities

Performs transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) exams.
Performs stress echocardiogram (STEC) exams.
Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) exams.
Documents and maintains patient and test data.
Manages time and workload fluctuations.
Assesses patients and adapts to changing clinical situations.
Completes billing for tests performed.
Utilizes and maintains departmental and hospital equipment.
Completes departmental and hospital requirements.
Involves self in departmental, team and committee goals.
Takes ownership and responsibility for individual performance goals.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.

Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak. The employee is frequently required to bend, do fine motor, do repetitive motion, reach, sit, stand, and walk.

The employee is occasionally required to climb, kneel, smell, and squat.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to airborne contaminants. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.

About the Company

Concord Hospital

Nonprofit health system providing regional care

Concord Hospital is a nonprofit regional health system with campuses in Concord, Laconia, and Franklin, New Hampshire, providing a wide range of healthcare services to local communities. It delivers care through a network of hospitals and affiliated providers, coordinating services across campuses so patients can access primary to specialized care within a unified organization. Unlike for-profit providers, it focuses on community health and accessible, integrated care across its multiple campuses. Its goal is to meet the health needs of people in Central New Hampshire and improve community health through compassionate, accessible care.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Concord, NH
Founded: 1946

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