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Great Opportunity!!!
Barnes Jewish-St. Peters has a rare opportunity for a Lead Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer. If you want the opportunity to be a part of a world-class team performing dynamic and challenging procedures in an academic/teaching environment – APPLY NOW! We are fully IAC-accredited echo lab.
• $7,500 Sign-on Bonus
• Relocation Assistance Available
• On call once every six weeks
• 0700-1530 or 730-1600 Monday-Friday
• Responsible for the IAC Accreditation process and technical QA of studies
Overview
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. The 102-bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women’s Center, the Cardiology Center, the Neurosurgery Center and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center.
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and carries a Level II stroke certification. Additionally, the hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery and pulmonology. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also offers outpatient services including physical therapy, a sleep lab, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.
At Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital, every decision is made in the best interest of patients and families. EKG services are provided to both inpatient’s and outpatient’s and to both Cardiac and Neorology patients.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
The Sonographer, Cardiac Tech – Lead functions as lead and resource for other sonographers in the department. Participates in hiring process and training of new sonographers, contributes technical feedback for sonographer performance evaluations, and maintains RDCS credentialing requirements of all sonographers. Serves as technical director for Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) department accreditation, and facilitates/maintains accreditation standards and process. Testing modalities will include transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress transthoracic echocardiograph.
Responsibilities
• Serves as Technical Director for Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories Accreditation.
• Functions as Technical expert for the department, and is a resource for other sonographers regarding difficult and complex cases.
• Participates in hiring process and oversees training for new sonographers and establishes ongoing training for all cardiac sonographers. Acts as a liaison between technologists, physicians and area support staff. Suggests equipment modification and evaluates accuracy and quality of ultrasound images.
• Provides technical feedback and QA of studies for sonographer performance evaluations.
• Performs and provides oversight of ASE-guided, non-invasive cardiovascular testing in an IAC inpatient and outpatient lab to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease or injury, including advanced pathologies and anatomies. Performs and provides oversight of testing in routine, non-routine urgent and emergent patient care situations.
Minimum Requirements
Education
• Associate’s Degree – Cardiac Echocardiography
Experience
• 2-5 years
Licenses & Certifications
• Reg Diagnost Cardiac Sonograph
Preferred Requirements
Supervisor Experience
• No Experience
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance
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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
