Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Job Description

Health Advocates Network is seeking a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer to work at a facility in San Diego, CA. This is a registry position with our company.



Pay Rate: $50 / hour

*W2



QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate from an academic program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).


• Certification as either a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by ARDMS or a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by CCI


• One year of work experience as a sonographer.


• Preferred but not required: 1 year of full-time clinical experience as a Cardiac Sonographer, performing both outpatients and inpatients echocardiographic studies.

RESPONSIBILITES

• Correlate the patient's clinical history with the requested examination to be performed and obtain the results from previous pertinent diagnostic tests to correlate with the ultrasound study.


• Recognize normal anatomic variants. Also, recognize anatomic changes created by medical and surgical procedures.


• Document arrival, departure, and completed tests as required by MTF policy. Send appropriate image series to the radiologist for reading according to MTF protocol.


• Perform system warmups, calibrations, and quality control tasks according to manufacturer and MTF policy. Recognize artifacts and equipment errors and notify designated Government personnel of outlying values.


• Explain process to patient and instructs and assists patient in assuming physical position for examination.


• Assist in the compiling and archiving of records for procedures performed.


• Observe and report to the Cardiologist any symptoms which have direct bearing on the patient's condition as a result of adverse reaction to contrast media and inform the radiologist of any condition requiring his/her attention. Recognize the need for and initiate emergency measures for critical situations such as respiratory or cardiac arrest.


• Identify abnormalities during testing and determine need for additional scans of affected area.


• Perform a full range of diagnostic ultrasonic examinations as appropriate to the discipline specified in the TO.


• Perform 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, M-mode, pulse-wave, continuous-wave Doppler and color-flow Doppler, and strain imaging during transthoracic echocardiography studies.


• Perform exercise stress treadmill and pharmacologic stress echocardiograms to include optimal utilization of sonography contrast agents.


• Assist physicians in the performance of transesophageal echocardiograms.


• Assist in the educational mission of the cardiology division, through the teaching of cardiovascular fellows and cardiovascular technician students in the performance of echocardiographic studies.


• Maintain accurate patient procedural records.


• Assist in the compiling and archiving records for procedures performed in the Echocardiography Laboratory of the Cardiology Department.

If interested, please apply through this job post. You may send a copy of your most recent resume. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at 505-565-5558 and ask to speak with Cameron Monday-Friday (08:30 AM - 05:00 PM PST).






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