Echo Sonographer l

Overview

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California's Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care comprehensive care in cardiac orthopedics oncology women's and children's services we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive CareDominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican's services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County a Total Joint Replacement program and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives 'A' grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group and has received national recognition for superior patient safety cardiac care and stroke treatment from Healthgrades a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.As Santa Cruz County's heart attack (STEMI) receiving center Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital's heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient's chest.Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

To produce diagnostically adequate documentation of all the anatomic malformations associated with heart disease cardiac sonographers must be familiar with cardiac anatomy and physiology and with the clinical aspects of cardiology. Cardiac sonographers must possess a keen understanding of ultrasound physics and instrumentation plus manual dexterity to manipulate a transducer. Performs Echocardiology procedures electrocardiograms (EKGs) pediatric and neonatal EKGs pharmacological and exercise stress echoes pharmacological and exercise cardiolyte procedures nuclear stress testing and holter monitoring.

Minimum:

• Clinical experience performing echocardiograms stress echoes transesophageal echoes EKG testing stress testing and Holter monitors - independently or with proctor required.
• Currently attending or graduate of an accredited echocardiography program required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• RDCS eligible within 2 years of hire required.
• Completion of RDCS certification within 3 years of hire required.

Qualifications

Clinical experience performing echocardiograms stress echoes transesophageal echoes EKG testing stress testing and Holter monitors - independently or with proctor required. Currently attending or graduate of an accredited echocardiography program required. Current BLS certification required. RDCS eligible within 2 years of hire required. Completion of RDCS certification within 3 years of hire required.