What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiac Sonographer position at Careerbuilder-US?
Our Client, a Healthcare company, is looking for a Cardiac Sonographer (Allied) for their Concord, MA location.
Responsibilities :
- Reporting to the Office Manager of client Cardiovascular Associates and working under the immediate direction of the Physician(s), the Cardiac Sonographer performs a wide variety of Diagnostic Cardiographic testing on patients.
- Operates ultrasound equipment to perform and interpret, within clinical parameters, M-Mode, 2D, Color Doppler, Pulsed and Continuous Wave Doppler, Stress Echo, Stress Doppler ultrasound for diagnostic purposes.
- Performs a variety of technical duties required in non-traumatic, non-invasive examinations using phono-apexcardiograms, imaging duplex and ultrasound equipment in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
- Analyzes patient’s clinical history fully in order to identify the purpose of the examination, frame the clinical question(s) that the examination is intended to answer and expand the examination as necessary to answer the clinical questions.
- Positions patients and operates equipment to produce the most reliable and informative data.
- Evaluates as recording occurs and performs complete analysis.
- Explains procedures to patients.
- Assists the Cardiologists in Trans-esophageal, echo studies, (TEE) as well as Dobutamine echo examinations as needed
- Processes and distributes all reports in a timely manner and prepares charge spill for billing.
- Assures that the quality of testing and testing equipment is on a level of industry standard.
- Maintains and supports patient’s rights to care, privacy and respect.
- Other duties as assigned from time to time
