Travel Cardiac Sonographer
Mankato, MN
Voca Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Must be able to hear at ordinary conversation level and possess good visual acuity. Suppliers-please source candidates with this experience:Adult TTE, Inpatient and outpatient, Emergency, comprehensive understanding of cardiac hemodynamics, PISA quantification, strain, simple pediatric indications (murmur, bicuspid AV, etc., 5 years old and older). Experience in Definity, Optison and bubble studies (agitated saline). 

Schedule Notes:M-F varying shifts 7:00am-5pm, no weekends or call, 13 week assignmentSkills: Required Skills & Experience:-Proven ability to work with co-workers, physicians, and all levels of healthcare professionals.-Must have knowledge of cardiac pathophysiology, diagnostic procedures, and patient care procedures.

Preferred Skills & Experience:-One (1) year of cardiac experience is preferred and be registry eligible.-Minimum of one (1) year experience in adult and pediatric cardiac sonography including experience with transesophageal and stress echo. -Experience with outreach services helpful. 

Added by manager: 3 years of experience. Proficient in scanning cardiac abnormalities, quick learning, adaptable, correctly document findings, ability to scan a full echo and report in 75 minutes. Required Skills: [ "ADULT TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (TTE)", "INPATIENT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY", "OUTPATIENT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY"] Additional Skills: [ "QUICK LEARNING", "ADAPTABILITY", "CARDIAC HEMODYNAMICS", "EMERGENCY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY", "PISA QUANTIFICATION", "STRAIN IMAGING", "PEDIATRIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (5 YEARS OLD AND OLDER)", "DEFINITY STUDIES", "OPTISON STUDIES", "BUBBLE STUDIES (AGITATED SALINE)", "CARDIAC PATHOPHYSIOLOGY", "DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES", "PATIENT CARE PROCEDURES", "SCANNING CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES", "DOCUMENTATION OF FINDINGS", "ABILITY TO SCAN A FULL ECHO AND REPORT IN 75 MINUTES", "ONE YEAR OF CARDIAC EXPERIENCE", "REGISTRY ELIGIBILITY", "EXPERIENCE IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SONOGRAPHY", "EXPERIENCE WITH TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY", "EXPERIENCE WITH STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY", "EXPERIENCE WITH OUTREACH SERVICES"]Education: Required Education:--One of the following is required:-Associates degree.-Graduate of a CAAHEP accredited sonography program.Preferred Education:-N/ARequired Certifications & Licensure:-ARDMS-Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS).OR-CCI-Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS).-BLSPreferred Certifications & Licensure:-N/A Required by manager: BLS, RDCS or RCS