Travel Cardiac Sonographer
Lexington North, NC
TalentBurst, Inc
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Title: Cardiac Sonographer
Duration: 13 weeks
Location: Lexington North, NC
Shift: Typically 10h Days, 0700-1700 Shift: 8hr Day Shift - 40
Shift Information: Typically 10h Days, 0700-1700
Weekdays with no call: On Call, Call Back Requirements n/a
Weekend Rotation: Typically none, but could be asked to work a Sunday at some point
Holiday Requirements: None
Floating Requirements: Portables at bedside for inpatients

Job Description:

Cardiac Sonographer

Duration:

13 weeks

Location:

Lexington North, NC

Shift:

Typically 10h Days, 0700-1700

About Facility:

o 300 Emergency Drive Lexington, NC 27292
o 96 licensed beds
o Not trauma designated
o Teaching system, but we do not have residents at LMC
o Not a chest pain center
o Primary Stroke Center

Unit Information:

o Beds: 2 dedicated rooms, although many of our exams are done portably
▪ Average patients/day: Daily volume is around 16 patients divided between two Sonographers
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years of Echo experience, at least 1 of these years needs to be acute experience
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Will take first time traveler with 5 years of acute experience (will accept some outpatient experience mixed in there)

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o Mostly adult population
o Will see inpatient, outpatient (75% of patients), and ER patients
o Must be competent in the following exams: Stress, Strain, Contrast, Bubble Study, Stress Echo, pre-TAVRs, and TEEs.

Required License, National Certification, Certs:

o BLS
o ARDMS-RDCS or CCI

Skills required:

o Experience with above patient types and exams
o Must be comfortable working independently.

Support within the Department:

o 1 other Echo Tech
o Supervisor (General Imaging)
o Assistant/Transporter for entire department
o RT 24/7
o Hospitalist 24/7
o Rapid Response/Code Team 24/7
o Cardiologist on-site each morning (for stress echoes) and easily reachable throughout the rest of the day by phone once in clinic

Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: EPIC – preferred experience
o Ultrasound equipment: Philips Echo
o PACS system: Philips Intellispace

Floating: If yes, where:

o Portables at bedside for inpatients

Orientation (facility and unit):

o NEO
o Remainder of 1st week will be orienting

Scheduling:

o Weekend rotation: Typically none, but could be asked to work a Sunday at some point. Would know in advance
o On call: No
o Holiday Expectations: None
o Shift times: Typically 10h Days, 0700-1700. Manager open to block scheduling if requested, but no guarantees.
o Schedule cycle: Schedule made a month at a time

Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Black scrubs
o Parking: Free parking lot

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