Ultrasound Tech l or ll (Echo sonographer)

Job Description

A Day in the Life

• Patient Care & Safety: Delivers high-quality, safe echocardiography services aligned with Munson Healthcare’s mission, values, AIDET principles, patient identification standards, infection control, and emergency response (CPR, isolation procedures).
• Clinical Expertise: Performs a full range of echocardiographic studies (adult, limited pediatric exposure, stress, TEE, Doppler, contrast studies) under appropriate supervision, identifies critical findings, and promptly communicates life-threatening abnormalities.
• Physician & Team Support: Assists physicians with specialized procedures, collaborates with cardiologists for feedback and satisfaction, and supports other CDS procedures as needed.
• Operations & Workflow: Documentation, billing, charges, and digital reporting to ensure efficient operations and timely medical record completion.
• Equipment & Supplies: Maintains, cleans, calibrates, and troubleshoots equipment; ensures proper disinfection; and orders operational supplies.
• Professional Standards & Compliance: Maintains required credentials (ARDMS/CCI), meets IAC accreditation standards, completes annual competencies and testing, and stays current through continuing education.
• Flexibility & Continuous Improvement: Covers staffing needs, travels as required, performs related duties (ECG, stress testing), offers operational improvement suggestions, and completes additional assigned responsibilities.

Qualifications

What’s Required

• Completion of college or hospital based Cardiovascular Program or Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, or completion of Allied Health Program approved by the AMA.
• Must be able to do 2D Echocardiograms, M-mode, PW & CW Doppler, Color Spectral Doppler and Transesophageal echocardiogram on adults, with some exposure to pediatric patients. In addition, must be able to do stress echocardiograms and Dobutamine stress echocardiograms.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year of clinical experience performing Stress Echo/Dobutamine Stress Echo.
• Must be a Registered Cardiovascular Diagnostic Sonographer (RCDS) or a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
• Must perform examinations in an acceptable time frame using a variety of complex equipment.
• Must be knowledgeable in the use of IV pumps and stress testing preparation.
• Vascular Experience Preferred

Additional Information

Schedule: Monday-Friday, no weekends, variable shifts between 7am-6pm