Fetal Echosonographer

Brief Overview

This role is responsible for independently performing high‑quality, high‑level fetal cardiovascular imaging via echocardiography and all related clinical activities for the Fetal Heart Program, including record keeping, database maintenance, and quality assurance. It also includes training and education of other fetal cardiac sonographers, fellows, and trainees. The position serves as a senior sonographer with continuous fetal cardiovascular imaging experience and demonstrated excellence with the most complex forms of fetal cardiovascular imaging. Advanced knowledge of general fetal abnormalities and their impact on cardiac conditions is required. Leadership responsibilities include laboratory maintenance of certification and accreditation, clinical quality‑assurance methods, quality‑improvement initiatives, community imaging service and outreach education, and research project coordination and leadership. Travel between locations may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform high‑level fetal cardiovascular imaging via echocardiography.
• Receive patients in the Fetal Cardiovascular Imaging Suite and introduce them and their families to the imaging process.
• Maintain a clean, safe, quiet, and secure environment for patient care.
• Provide courteous, confidential care in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Conduct hands‑on scanning of pregnant women, estimating gestational age, fetal size, and identifying congenital anomalies.
• Produce accurate, high‑quality fetal cardiovascular images following standards set by the Medical Director of the Fetal Heart Program.
• Enter data accurately into the digital image reporting system and databases; complete paperwork and reports promptly.
• Assist with fetal echocardiography during fetal OR cases.
• Participate in Fetal Heart Program outreach clinics.
• Train and evaluate fetal cardiovascular sonographers, cardiology fellows, and rotating sonographers.
• Participate in weekly Fetal Heart Program patient review meetings.
• Stay current with new technology and attend staff meetings.
• Complete mandatory education within prescribed timelines.
• Engage in educational outreach initiatives and family conferences.
• Design and create educational materials for patients, families, and community providers.
• Lead and participate in research activities, including study design, data collection, quality improvement projects, and multicenter collaborative studies.
• Maintain and upkeep facilities, equipment, probes, and digital imaging workstations; report supply or equipment needs to supervisor.

Training and Education

• Train and evaluate fetal cardiovascular sonographers.
• Train and evaluate Cardiology Fellows.
• Train and evaluate visiting and rotating sonographers in the Fetal Heart Program.
• Participate in weekly patient review meetings and staff meetings.
• Attend and contribute to educational outreach initiatives and family education conferences.
• Develop educational materials related to fetal cardiovascular imaging.
• Lead research study design and implementation for the Fetal Heart Program.
• Coordinate institutional participation in multicenter collaborative research studies.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate's Degree – required.
• Bachelor's Degree – preferred.

Experience

• At least five (5) years of scanning and medical imaging, including OB/GYN ultrasound – required.
• At least five (5) years of imaging pediatric cardiology patients – required.

Licenses and Certifications

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – required upon hire.
• Advanced Registered Cardiac Sonographer (ACS) – Cardiovascular Credentialing International – required upon hire.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) – American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography – required upon hire.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) – American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography – required upon hire.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer in Pediatric Echocardiography (RDCS‑PE) – American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography – preferred.
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) in OB/GYN fetal echocardiography (FE) – American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography – preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of all forms of simple and complex congenital heart disease and their anatomical and physiological manifestations before and after birth.
• Advanced knowledge of the spectrum of fetal arrhythmias, fetal physiology, and maternal‑placental physiology.
• Advanced knowledge of the impact of twin gestation and maternal disease (e.g., diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus) on the fetal cardiovascular system.
• Advanced knowledge of digital storage and processing systems for echocardiography.
• Intermediate knowledge of genetic and chromosomal abnormalities and their cardiovascular manifestations.
• Intermediate knowledge of fetal organ system anomalies (brain, kidney, lungs, liver, neural tube, etc.).
• Intermediate knowledge of principles and safety requirements of biological ultrasound in pregnancy.
• Advanced proficiency in trans‑abdominal and trans‑vaginal acquisition of fetal cardiovascular images at all gestational stages.
• Advanced proficiency with two‑dimensional, Doppler, and color Doppler echocardiography.
• Advanced proficiency in specialized Doppler techniques for maternal uterine artery assessment and placental characterization.
• Advanced proficiency in estimating flow parameters such as ventricular output, combined cardiac output, and select organ flow.
• Familiarity with new ultrasound technologies (3‑D imaging, harmonic imaging, tissue Doppler, etc.) and first‑trimester imaging techniques (e.g., nuchal translucency).
• Familiarity with fetal vascular anomalies affecting the heart and other organ systems.
• Basic skill in trans‑vaginal imaging of the fetal cardiovascular system.
• Ability to travel between locations.

Pay

Salary range: $44.25 – $56.45 hourly (full‑time). Part‑time pay will be adjusted accordingly. Offers may exceed the listed range based on skills and experience.