Travel Cardiac Sonographer
Morristown, NJ
HonorVet Technologies
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Schedule Notes:

Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun 9a-7p.

Duties:

• Job Summary:
  -Prepares patient for examination focusing on patient comfort and satisfaction, explains the procedure in easy-to-understand terms performs ultrasound procedures, relieve patients of pre-testing anxiety and directly observes the and monitors the patient during the entire process.
  -Sets-up equipment to administer procedures in a timely fashion.
  -Carefully reviews prior reports and images, and patient chart.
  -Ensures that proper images have been obtained, studies are complete and through, appropriate techniques have been employed, reader is notified.
  -Maintains records and logs exams performed. 
  -Maintains control of inventory and purchases of supplies for the assigned area.
  -Performs other related duties as assigned.

Techs MUST HAVE TAVR TTE experience scanning pre TAVr treatment patients with crticial Aortic stenosis - this must be reflected on their resume as well.  The department only needs high end techs with a lot od experince or have worked for a valve center/structural heart facility.  All candidates that do not meet these requirements will be rejected.

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience: 
-Experienced Sonographer to perform high quality Adult Echo studies as per ASE & IAC Guidelines in a premiere cardiac center.
-Dedicated inpatient echo work experience is a must. Experience documented by institutional referral with a minimum of 200 inpatient cases in echocardiography.
-Proficiency in valvular assessment with strong spectral Doppler and Pedoff skills.
-Experience with contrast echocardiography and agitated saline studies.
-Ability to work independently, recognize abnormalities and quickly respond to critical findings.

Preferred Skills & Experience: 
-TEE and Stress Echo experience.
-Familiarity with 3D echo imaging.
-TAVR, Mitral Clip, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, VAD, closure device protocols.
-Maintaining ICAEL-accreditation echo lab standards.
-Experience using Philips ie33 and Epiq systems.
-Familiarity with Epic hospital information system.

The manager is only willing to review candidates that have actively scanned at a facility where they were scanning severe to critical aortic stenosis patients who will be getting a TAVr device.  This is a must for the facility.  As such, please have your candidate detail their specific experience scanning severe to critical aortic stenosis patients who will be getting a TAVr device on their Submission Cover Sheet under the "Previous Relevant Experience" section.  Candidates will automatically be rejected if they do not contain this info. 

Education:

• Required Education: 
  -High School Diploma or GED required.

  Preferred Education: 
  -Graduate of CAAHEP or ABHES Cardiovascular Technology Program preferred.

  Required Certifications & Licensure: 
  -Registered Cardiac Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
  -Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from American Heart Association (AHA)
  -Experience documented by institutional referral with a minimum of 200 inpatient cases in echocardiography.