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Cardiovascular Sonographer 1

InovaAlexandria🇺🇸United States

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationAlexandria, United States
EMRMental HealthRailsRisk Management

Job description

Inova Alexandria is looking for a dedicated Cardiovascular Sonographer 1 to join the team. this role will be full-time with a sign on and relocation available

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:[KS1]

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.

  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Performs a variety of examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions, and/or sterile technique. Accurately verifies patient identity and confirms appropriate orders, ensuring accuracy as demonstrated by the absence of mismatched studies.
  • Demonstrates effective communication with patients to obtain accurate clinical history, informed consent, and explanation of test thereby supporting the physician in optimizing exam performance and interpretation.
  • Identifies clinical and/or emergent issues that may impact the examination and takes appropriate, timely action to resolve them, ensuring optimal outcomes and high patient satisfaction.
  • Adheres to Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography standards when performing IV contrast or other test-enhancing injections, if appropriate.
  • Accurately tracks patients in accordance with departmental procedures. Identifies discrepancies and initiates prompt corrective action, as evidenced by EMR and PACs system reports
  • Promotes patient safety by utilizing appropriate equipment (e.g., side rails, braking mechanisms) and monitoring techniques, as supported by risk management standards. Reports, documents and addresses any adverse, unsafe, or unusual conditions in accordance with established tracking systems
  • May perform additional duties as assigned.

  • Additional Requirements
  • Experience - Recent experience in a hospital/healthcare environment as a sonographer or sonographer student.
  • Certification - Basic Life Support upon start; American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS),as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS), or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) within year of hire.
  • Education - Other Sonography Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical , setting., sonography or five years specialized training in a hospital/healthcare.

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