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(Archived) Cardiac Sonographer - Veterans Affairs
Job Description
Ghost RX is searching for qualified Cardiac Echo Sonographers to work with the Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Health System. Local and Travel Contracts are available
Cardiac Echo Sonographer, VA Minneapolis, MN
Start Date : ASAP - 3, 6, &12+ month contract options
Shift Expectations: Typical shift examples: 0600-1630, 0730-1600, 0800-1630, 1000-1830, 0800-1830. Shifts will be Monday-Friday
Requirements:
- ARDMS
- BLS - American Heart Association
Core Duties:
· Requires comprehensive knowledge of cardiac anatomy, disease states and the ability
to skillfully use all echo modalities.
· Explains routine and non-routine procedures to patients and other authorized individuals to ally
fear of process, relieve anxiety to achieve proper positioning.
· Observe the patient’s condition, making notation of pertinent information, vital signs and other
clinical information in accordance with the established practices and in response to physician
demand or changes in the patient’s condition.
· Recognizes serious patient abnormalities and individualizes each recording to the needs of the
situation to produce reliable tracings of diagnostic quality.
· Performs cardiac ultrasound examinations and quantifies observed abnormalities, including
complex calculations of valve areas and alterations in function and ejection fraction.
· Measure pulmonary artery pressures, valve areas, cardiac output, cardiac chambers, gradients
and flow assessments.