Travel Cardiac Sonographer
Macon, GA
LanceSoft
5x8 hrs, Days

Cardiac Sonographer

 

• About Facility:

• 637 Licensed Beds

• Level 1 Trauma Designation

• Teaching Hospital

• Chest Pain Center

• Stroke Center

• Unit Information:

• Beds: 2 Echo  Suites, 2 TEE rooms. Will also go to bedside for inpatients

• Census? Average patients/day? 40-60 per day through department

• Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years of acute care Echo  experience

• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• Peds, adults, inpatient, outpatient. Will support large structural program

• CHF, pre/post Cath, pre/post CABG, pre/post Watchman, pre/post TAVR, PFOs, bubble studies, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, stroke patients, ER patients, TEEs, stress tests

• Required License, National Certification, Certs:

• BLS, ARDMS-RDS or RDCS

• Skills required:

• Experience with above patient types, assisting with pericardiocentesis and other procedures, measuring accurate EFs

• Hard stop: Must be comfortable doing Peds scan

• Will do preliminary findings. Will put their findings in a modifiable report and the physician will review the report and confirm, change, or add any details.

• Fetal scan experience and stress test experience preferred. Send for manager approval if missing this experience

• Would prefer if candidate is comfortable orienting new hires

• Support within the Department:

• Other Echo  Tech s

• Manager/Supervisor during the days

• Central Transport

• Cardiologists

• Rapid Response/Code Team

• Tech nology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC

• PACS: Philips Cardiovascular/ISCV/Intellaspace (all the same)

• Unit specific equipment: Philips and Client

• Floating: If yes, where?

• None

• Orientation (facility and unit) :

• NEO

• Remainder of first week will be orientation

• Will do buddy call during orientation

• Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation: Not required at this time

• On call? Yes

• It is not often to get called back as cardiologist has to approve call back

• 1 night call shift per week. EOS until 0700 the following morning. Most likely a week day, but could be a weekend

• 30-minute response

• Holiday Expectations: Call only on major holidays. Eve of holidays, department is open. Could be on call for 50% of holidays per contract

• Approval of RTO: Can approve up to 7 days off

• Shift times: 10h Days, 0800-1830

• Schedule cycle: Modified self-schedule. Can put in requested days but manager has final approval. Schedule made in 6-week increments

• Other notes:

• Scrub Color: Black

• Parking: Free