Cardiac/Vascular Sonographer Cath Lab FT Days

Position Summary

Princeton Baptist Medical Center has been serving the central Alabama community for over 100 years. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Princeton Baptist was the first of four Birmingham area Baptist hospitals that opened in 1922. Roughly 53,000 people turn to Princeton each year for primary and emergency care.

Princeton Baptist focuses on providing patients with experienced and compassionate care for emergency services, heart care, orthopedics, weight loss, advanced stroke treatment and more. Princeton Baptist is also accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.

Position Summary

Performs diagnostic cardiac and vascular testing: including 2D and M-mode Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography,

Exercise and Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, carotid ultrasound, venous Doppler of upper and lower limbs, arterial Doppler of

upper and lower limbs, and equipment operation and maintenance

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Recognizes normal and abnormal vascular and cardiac documentation.
• Participates in the hospital Clinical Quality Improvement.
• Communicates openly and effectively with all team members.
• Responsible for call with 24-hour accountability when assigned.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state
  
  

and local standards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  
  

Other Related Functions

• Assists with ECG, clerical duties, and transporting of patients.
• Schedules patients for vascular and cardiac procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned
  
  

unit.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principle of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data
  
  

reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to

his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care

needed as described in the units/areas departments policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates competency in contrast medication administration
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Training

Education/training as required under established current American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or

Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) guidelines.

Licensure/Certification

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
  
  

and/or

• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) and Registered Vascular
  
  

Technologist (RVT) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) and/or

• Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) and;
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.
  
  

Experience

Formal training certification from an accredited program