About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Sonographer Cardiac
Position Summary: Performs high quality cardiac ultrasound procedures that require ingenuity, initiative and independent judgment on patients. Performs m-mode, two dimensional cardiac ultrasound, Doppler color flow studies, stress echos and AV optimization procedures; assists physician with transesophageal exams. Follows department policies and protocols.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
1. 1. Specializes in performing cardiac ultrasound diagnostic studies.
- Obtains patient history, explains standard procedures, and addresses patient concerns to foster a sense of comfort and confidence to patients and ensure the needs of individual patients are met.
- Operates and maintains all assigned ultrasound scanning equipment to ensure it works properly.
- Positions patients, selects appropriate transducers and machine settings and conducts scanning procedures to correctly capture the images requested by a physician.
- Completes quality assurance processes and practices. Complies with all Joint Commission, federal, state, and local regulatory laws, standards, and protocols.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High
School diploma or GED
- Certified
as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by the American
Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or Registered
Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer
(RCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
·
or- Satisfactory completion of a formal cardiac
sonographer training program (1-4 years) must be registry eligible and attain
certification within one (1) year.
·
or- Graduate from a diagnostic ultrasound
training program (2-4 years) with one (1) full additional year of full-time
clinical experience in a dedicated echocardiography laboratory and registry
eligible and attain certification within one (1) year.
·
or- Two (2) years of college with emphasis on
the biological sciences with two (2) years of experience in a dedicated
echocardiography laboratory and registry eligible and attain certification
within one year.
- Current BLS certification
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
