Cardiac Sonographer- Per Diem

About the Role

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Working in Non-Invasive Cardiology, performing echocardiograms on outpatients and inpatients, including TEE studies with a cardiologist.

Responsibilities

• Provides competent, compassionate patient care based on scientific principles, ASE guidelines, and physician orders.
• Performs echocardiograms competently in accordance with technical skills as outlined by ASE for level 1, 2, and 3 echocardiographers.
• Acquires, calculates, and performs preliminary interpretation and comparison to prior examinations.
• Utilizes ultrasound to guide physicians performing invasive procedures (e.g., pericardial centesis) and monitors and controls the temperature of the transesophageal probe.
• Performs basic tests on equipment and operates equipment adhering to safety instructions of manufacturer and hospital policy.
• Participates in the teaching and training of students in affiliation programs and house staff.
• Participates in continuous improvement efforts.
• Provides patient instruction and teaching pre-procedure.
• Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills based on current ultrasound practice by maintaining CEU requirements for the registry.
• Maintains current CPR certification.

Requirements

• Knowledge of advanced physics and principles of ultrasound and anatomy and physiology, generally acquired through three years of college training.
• RDMS or RDCS certification (or RDCS eligible) with CEUs current to maintain competency as required by the registry.
• CPR certified and current.
• Minimum of one year of echocardiography experience.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with patients, families, and a multidisciplinary team of healthcare personnel.
• Basic computer skills.

Physical Requirements & Environment

• Normal hospital environment with exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, chemicals, and other toxic agents.
• Ability to walk, bend, and stand for up to 76% of work time.
• Ability to push and pull up to 220 pounds, including patients, and to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work with CRTs up to 90% of the time.
• Twenty-four-hour call rotation.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $47.00 - $69.84 per hour. Actual compensation is determined based on factors such as seniority, education, training, relevant experience, certifications, geography, job responsibilities, shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime, and other applicable pay practices.

Additional Information

As a health care organization, Beth Israel Lahey Health requires all staff to be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.