What are the responsibilities and job description for the Echocardiography Staff Sonographer position at UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center?
Job Description
Are you interested in growing your career while making a direct, meaningful impact on patient care? Join UPMC Imaging at a Top 10 National Pediatric and Magnet-Designated Hospital!
UPMC Children's Hospital is seeking a full-time Echocardiography Staff Sonographer to join their Cardiology team!
We are offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus to eligible hires for a 2-year work commitment!
The Staff Sonographer will work daylight hours, starting between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., Monday through Friday! This role will have some on-call obligations for the evening shift of 9 a.m. to 5 : 30 p.m. at both Children’s Hospital and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Additionally, there is a rotational on-call schedule for weekend and holiday coverage, as needed.
The Staff Sonographer performs non-invasive echocardiography and Doppler studies to support the Cardiology departments. This role will have some rotational travel required, as needed, at UPMC Children’s Satellite locations (North, East, and South) and Outreach Clinics.
Why UPMC Children’s Hospital? Why UPMC Imaging?
U.S. News & World Report has ranked UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh among the country's top 10 pediatric hospitals, with six specialties ranked in the top 10 specialty programs. Imaging supports these efforts while bolstering employees’ career growth, with numerous career path options that are built for our employees to succeed.
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- Must be able to work various shifts and provide on-call, overtime, and weekend coverage, as well as support examinations at the main campus, satellite, and / or any outreach location(s).
- Perform clerical duties accurately in a timely manner, such as entering data in the patient logbooks and entering patient billing information into appropriate system.
- Perform scans at the technical level as deemed appropriate by the Lead Sonographer and Medical Director.
- Recognize complex heart disease and acquire some of the necessary images.
- Seek appropriate guidance to complete studies.
- Identify four interesting cases, one simple shunt, one simple stenosis, and one complex lesion case (as defined by the divisional director) per quarter and logs these cases into the Sonographer QA binder.
- Perform complete echocardiographic studies (two-dimensional imaging and Doppler) on children with structurally normal hearts and simple cardiac lesions (i.e. VSD, ASD, and PDA) without assistance.
- Attend Echocardiography Laboratory teaching conferences and continue to expand own knowledge of echocardiography and congenital heart disease.
- Participate in teaching ultrasound students and cardiology fellows to the degree of own knowledge.
- Review patient's medical history to determine what echocardiographic information is needed.
- Function independently and perform the full range of echocardiography examinations.
- Work with all makes of equipment and explore new procedures and technology.
- Perform miscellaneous Echocardiography Laboratory duties to include : maintain supplies and equipment, pull and key echo studies, and maintain a clean Echocardiography Laboratory.
- Work with the child and family to secure cooperation so that a diagnostic echocardiographic study can be obtained.
- Associate's Degree and / or graduate of an accredited ultrasound training program.
- Basic science area, such as ultrasound, with an emphasis on cardiac anatomy and physiology or related healthcare field.
- 1 year of echocardiography procedure experience.\n \n
1 year of echocardiography experience equals an independent Echo Cardiographer employed with a full-time status.
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Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances :
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer. Adult (AE) or Pediatric (PE) certification.
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
