Cardiac Sonographer

About the role

The Registered Cardiac Sonographer is a trained specialist who is qualified to perform echocardiograms. The primary role of the cardiac sonographer is to obtain high quality recordings of ultrasound images of the heart and related structures for the physicians who will interpret the examination.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for interpreting the physician’s orders and scanning areas of the heart using proper positioning techniques.
• Selects proper equipment; i.e., transducers and techniques for ultrasound scanning procedures.
• May be exposed to infectious disease when caring for patients.
• May be required to work under pressure during a crisis situation.
• Weekend and holiday rotation required.
• 24‑hour on‑call provided.
• May be required to rotate occasional on‑call.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the conduction and performance of echocardiograms on adult and pediatric inpatients and outpatients.
• Adeptly assists the physician with procedures such as stat echocardiograms, transesophageal, dobutamine stress echo and stress echos.
• Has knowledge of normal anatomy and ultrasound physics so proper display of anatomical structures is identified and recorded.
• Must be knowledgeable about the operation of equipment necessary to perform accurate testing.
• Keeps equipment clean.
• Accountable to report equipment concerns to appropriate resources; able to troubleshoot basic equipment issues.
• Requests maintenance as necessary for equipment.
• Transfers patients to the stretcher/bed and positions as necessary.
• Transports necessary equipment to patient’s bedside when the