Cardiac Sonographer

Position Summary

Looking for Full-time and PRN Cardiac Sonographers!!

To perform advanced testing in the Echocardiography Laboratory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs echocardiography which involves the ability to distinguish various cardiac structures and determine the quality of the tracings obtained.
• Performs advanced tests, such as 2-D and M-mode echocardiograms and Doppler studies.
• Performs daily inspection of equipment and arranges for repairs.
• Trains technicians, residents, and fellows in routing and specialized equipment procedures and in interpreting echocardiography test results.
• Responds to cardiovascular emergencies that occur during testing.
• Sets up and maintains the Echocardiological Laboratory.
• May perform other non-invasive cardiological tests, such as exercise/stress testing, Holter monitoring, stress echo, dobutamine stress echo, and Optison Stress.
• Generate Cardiology reports for review by cardiologists.

Other Related Duties

• Maintains records and files.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Order supplies
• IV insertion
• Maintain linen inventory
• Fax and copy echo reports (tapes) when necessary
• Assist with research studies
• Prepares Optison contrast under the supervision of an NP or MD

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Completion of a formal echocardiography training program.

Experience

• A minimum of 1 year of experience in the performance of echocardiographic procedures.

Physical Requirements

• Stand, walk, bend, and reach above the shoulder for long periods of time in a clinical setting.
• Must be able to occasionally lift or carry and frequently push or pull up to 100 lbs. as part of the role
• Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment
• Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and other equipment

About GW MFA

MFA physicians provide comprehensive patient care, offering one practice for the whole person with 52 medical and surgical specialties. As members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, MFA providers are teachers and mentors for medical students, residents, fellows, and researchers preserving the rich tradition of academics, research, and healing. In addition to maintaining a closely integrated alliance with The George Washington University and The George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) which is separately owned and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS), the GW MFA has active referring relationships with 12 area hospitals.

The GW MFA’s leading healthcare presence in the DC metro region is complemented by a network of community-based practices in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Given its geographic location in central NW Washington, DC, and proximity to more than 175 resident embassies, the MFA continues to evolve its international clinical outreach.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)