Cardiovascular Sonographer 1

Inova Loudoun Hospital is looking for a dedicated Cardiovascular Sonographer 1 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift, days vary includes rotating weekends. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more.

Cardiovascular Sonographer 1 Job Responsibilities:

• The Cardiovascular Sonographer 1 administers sound patient care practices according to hospital and department policies/procedures to ensure patient safety.
• Demonstrates safety for patients, staff and self as outlined in department protocols and regulatory guidelines.
• Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations and maintains equipment, exam rooms and work areas in a neat and safe condition to ensure the safety of the patients and employees.
• Provides clinical services according to diagnostic echo vascular principles, theory and practice standards to ensure optimal department functions.
• Assists the physician in performing a variety of examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions and/or sterile technique, as evidenced by Radiologist's satisfaction.
• Recognizes clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcome, as evidence by exam results and patient satisfaction.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical setting, sonography or five years specialized training in a hospital/healthcare.
• Certification:
  
  
  
  • Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association upon start
  
  
• License: One of the below within 12 months of hire
  
  
  
  • American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Registered with Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) Certification
  • Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Registered with Certification for Vascular or Registry eligible and must obtain within one year, RCS Certification for Echo
  • ARDMS with RVT
  • CCI with the RVS
  
  
• Experience: Recent experience in a hospital/healthcare environment as a sonographer or sonographer student.