Pediatric Cardiac Sonographer II
Philadelphia, PA
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Echosonographer II

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Employment Type: Clinical-Allied
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Perform various cardiac ultrasound modalities including transthoracic echo, stress echo, and assist with transesophageal echo.
• Prepare preliminary interpretation reports, handle billing procedures, study transmittal, and cover satellite sites.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and competencies in pediatric echocardiography.
• Perform echocardiograms according to lab standards while meeting daily volume expectations.
• Respond promptly to emergent exams.
• Follow department workflows for reporting, billing, and daily performance.
• Ensure patient care is provided in a clean, safe, quiet, and secure environment.
• Deliver excellent, developmentally and age-appropriate care to patients and families.
• Maintain courteous and confidential interactions in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Participate in staff meetings, research studies, quality assurance activities, and working groups.
• Assist in teaching students, fellows, and new technicians.
• Follow hospital and department policies, procedures, and cost-control standards.
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations as needed.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 2 years of pediatric echocardiography experience, including experience within the last year.
• Experience working with pediatric patients.
• Certification by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
• Advanced knowledge of the principles of ultrasound physics and instrumentation of ultrasound systems.
• Advanced knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
• Advanced knowledge of transthoracic echocardiography.
• Advanced proficiency in operation of ultrasound equipment and digital reporting software.
• Participation in national, international, or original research studies.
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations.

Skills & Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of ultrasound physics and instrumentation.
• Advanced knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
• Advanced knowledge of transthoracic echocardiography.
• Proficiency in operating ultrasound equipment and digital reporting software.
• Participation in research studies is encouraged.

Additional Information

• Must be able to travel to multiple work locations as required.
• Level 4 worker classification.

No prior travel experience explicitly required.