Cardiac Sonographer PRN in Logan, WV at Logan Regional Medical Center
Posted on: 24 Feb 2021
Logan, WV
Job Description
Job Description
Logan Regional Medical Center
JOB PURPOSE: PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC ANATOMY, GLOBAL AND SEGMENTAL CARDIAC FUNCTION, AND INTERROGATES INTRACARDIAC BLOOD FLOW PATTERNS AND DYNAMICS BY UTILIZATION OF DOPPLER ECHO- CARDIOGRAPHY.
Job Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The position of echocardiographer or cardiac sonographer is a highly skilled individual. They must possess qualifications and credentials which include not only an academic foundation but also clinically based in nature. The entry-level of knowledge, skills, and experience for a new employee to successfully perform the specific job requirements for this position in the cardiopulmonary department at Logan Regional Medical Center are as follows:
* Satisfactory completion of a Cardiac Ultrasound/Doppler training program and at least one year of independent clinical experience; or board eligible for credentialing by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in the specialty of echocardiography.
* Pursual ( and ultimate attainment ) of registry credentialing will be required for satisfactory performance in this position.
* Ability to communicate and work with patients of all age groups and particularly the older and geriatric population.
* Ability to integrate data from patients charts, laboratory files, verbal interrogation of the patient, patients history and medications, and the data contained on the request for service form.
* Ability to assess measurements and acquired data in terms of relativity as it relates to disease entity, medications, or patients age.
* Ability to communicate effectively with the cardiologist or physician responsible for making the final interpretation.
* Ability to study and learn new skills to promote a dynamic diagnostic lab practice and promote a patient-oriented quality of service.
* Ability to maintain test, record, and patient confidentiality.
* Satisfactory performance in all major areas of last evaluation and good attendance record.
LifePoint Health is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
LifePoint Health, Inc.
Brentwood, TN
Across our network and at our Health Support Center, we are united by a shared mission and vision, core values and guiding principles that drive everything we do and inform our approach to patient care, quality and how we do busine. We know that to achieve our vision of creating places where people choose to come for healthcare, physicians want to practice and employees want to work, we must organize around the right strategies. At LifePoint, our strategies are simple and enduring.
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