Echo Sonographer

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters-every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you will be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Requirements

• Completion of Cardiac Sonography program
• ARDMS/CCI certification in adult and pediatric echo sonography

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Performs appropriate diagnostic procedures, records patient test results and reports results.

Maintains adequate supplies and verifies all equipment is in proper working condition; reports deficiencies and failures.

Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.

Maintains a clean and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.

Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Completion of an Echosonography program.

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more)
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent lifting/moving of patients
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors
• Rare kneeling and sitting

Professional License and/or Certifications

• State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

3003000023 Cardiology

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits

About the Role

Performing diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics in accordance with accepted protocols. This position performs either adult or pediatric echosonography.

Schedule

Full time 40 hours/week

Pay

N/A