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A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and
motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's
different.Job OverviewThe Cardiac Sonographer Associate, under supervision, performs routine
clinical echocardiographic studies for congenital heart disease on patients
ranging from neonatal to adult.The Sonographer will receive mentoring and
training to be able to obtain proficiency, competency, and knowledge in
the field of pediatric echocardiography.Additional InformationDepartment Name: Noninvasive Cardiology
Job Status: Full-Time; 40 hours/week - eligible for benefits
Shift: 5x8 hour shifts - Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pmQualificationsEducation:High School Diploma or GED. Associate degree and or graduate of an
accredited formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Cardiovascular Technology
Program is required.
Experience:Preferred specialized course work (or equivalent) in pediatrics.
Certification(s):
Obtain the Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS); or
Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) credential within one year from the
date of program graduation.
Pediatric Registry required within 12-18 months upon hire:
Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) through ARDMS or
Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) through CCI
BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left
before expiration is required upon hire.ResponsibilitiesPOPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate - 30 days to 1yr
Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
Preschoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the
following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the
functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
Performs clinical echocardiographic (echo) studies, while supervised,
on newborns to adults for congenital heart disease with a routine degree of
difficulty.
Completes echocardiography studies strictly following departmental sequence
and protocol.
Prepares preliminary summaries of the echocardiography findings for
cardiologist interpretation providing documentation f observed echo findings.
Performs routine transthoracic echocardiograms on pediatric patients. May
perform transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the catheterization
(cath) lab and operating room.
Under supervision, learns and performs special procedures as ordered to
include, but not limited to, contrast and microbubble studies,
transplants, Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), and research echocardiograms.