US Heart and Vascular is seeking a Echo Sonographer to join our team in Tucson, AZ.

Main Function:

Performs various imaging procedures/studies in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides excellent patient care, acting with professionalism and empathy at all time
• Provides patient care in a timely manner, communicates with radiologist, and works efficiently as a team member
• Preforms a variety of tasks and works under general supervision
• Helps maintain quality control of sonographic equipment
• Maintain daily log of patients seen
• Performs diagnostic studies on patients as prescribed by physician and explains procedure to patients to assure cooperation and optimal test results
• Participates in the maintenance of laboratory equipment
• Observes patient during procedure and reports abnormal activity
• Adhere to guidelines for sterilizing and cleaning of all equipment
• View images and adjust parameters to achieve high quality diagnostic imaging
• Follows and enforces Pima Heart policies and procedures
• Successfully complete in person device/application specific training
• Safeguard the privacy of patient health information
• Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals

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 with minimal supervision

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be registered or eligible with ARDMS in Cardiac and Vascular or become registered within one year.
• BLS/CPR Certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Echo, Stress Echo and Vascular preferred
• Experience using Siemens SC2000(full/upright) and Siemens Bonsai(portable/laptop) equipment.