Echocardiographer

Requisition ID: 2025-142628 Profession: Patient Care (Non RN/LPN) Specialty: Cardiology Requisition Post Information* : External Company Name: https://www.fairview.org Location: Fairview Ridges Hospital Shift: day Hours per 2 weeks: casual Department: Electrocardiology

Overview

Fairview Health Services is hiring a casual Echocardiographer to join our Electrocardiology team at our M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital location in Burnsville, MN.

The Echocardiographer performs non-invasive cardiac diagnostic imaging using ultrasound technology to aid the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases.

Responsibilities/Job Description

As an Echocardiographer, you will be responsible for:

• Performing various echocardiograms according to departmental policies and procedures.
  • Transthoracic echocardiograms.
  • Exercise and pharmacological echocardiograms.
  • Utilizes contrast agents for echocardiograms as needed.
  • Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms.
  • Prepares echocardiogram for interpretation including accurate preliminary report.
• Participating in quality assurance activities per ICAEL and laboratory standards.
  • Attends required Q.A. meetings.
  • Participates in quality improvement programs.
  • Correlation studies.
  • Required continuing medical education (CME).
  • Participates in research studies as needed.
• Completing various clerical and departmental tasks for efficient departmental operations.
  • Completes patient registration.
  • Replenish laboratory supplies as needed.
  • Clean echo cart and room after each use.
  • Copies and prepare DVD/CD/tapes for outside interpretation/use.
• Meeting all role-related and age-specific competencies.
• Demonstrating ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
  • Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
  • Communicates in a respective manner.
  • Ensures a safe, secure environment.
  • Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
  • Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
  • Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• License/Certification/Registration
  • BLS Certification
• Additional Requirements (to be obtained within 6 months of hire)
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography; OR
  • Registered Cardiac Sonography (RCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education
  • Associate’s degree in Echocardiography
• Experience
  • 1 to 3 years of Echocardiography experience