US Heart and Vascular is seeking an Echo Sonographer to join our team in Houston, TX.

Houston Cardiovascular Associates is adding to the team and in search of an Echo Sonographer in Houston, TX.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides excellent patient care, acting with professionalism and empathy at all times
• Experienced and fully competent sonographer performing a variety of complex studies in outpatient setting including the use of ultrasound enhancing agents and agitated saline (bubble) studies as indicated
• Must be able to perform studies and create accurate, preliminary reporting for physician interpretations that is compliant with ASE current guidelines.
• Provides patient care in a timely manner, communicates with physician team, and works efficiently as a team member
• Preforms a variety of tasks and works under general supervision and inter-departmental collaboration daily
• Ability to locate, evaluate, and record pertinent anatomical, pathological and functional date while using different systems of ultrasound equipment
• Helps maintain quality control of sonographic equipment
• Adhere to guidelines for sterilizing and cleaning of all equipment
• View images and adjust parameters to achieve high quality diagnostic imaging
• Performs studies that are compliant with both the IAC accreditation standards as well as the HCVA lab specific policies and procedures
• Successfully complete in person device/application specific training
• Safeguard the privacy of patient health information
• Application of holter monitors as delegated by supervisor and management team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have excellent interpersonal and critical thinking skills
• Ability to prepare for procedures including moving patients
• Decisive judgement and ability to work in a high volume cardiac and vascular practice with 16 physicians
• Perform quality, efficient scanning and should be an equal contributor to the daily volume
• Create preliminary reports based of study findings and have a working, up-to-date knowledge of ASE guidelines and integrate into work completed

Minimum Requirements

• Active credentials by either ARDMS or CCI
• BLS/CPR Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience
• This position is not suitable for a new graduate.
• Work well in a team environment
• Maintain the required credentials for certification
• Experience using GE E9 equipment.
• Proficiency in IV access is needed for Ultrasound Enhancing Agents and Agitated Saline studies.

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday/No nights or weekends

Interested candidates should reach out to Wendy Parker: wendy.parker@usheartandvascular.com or text/call 919-210-8946.