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Req #: 241211

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER – MONTLAKE – ECHO LAB

Posting Date: 05/02/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $10,258 - $13,028 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: **The University of Washington (UW) offers a wide range of benefits as part of your total compensation package.** Choose from top medical and dental insurance programs; plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options; enjoy generous vacation and sick leave policies; and protect yourself and your family with life and long-term disability insurance. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908\_a11y.pdf)

***$10,000 Recruitment Incentive to eligible new part-time or full-time employees with a minimum of 2 years Cardiac Sonographer experience joining UW Medicine.** **Interview virtually on 5/14/25 (https://intsignup.indeed.com/interview/28592927-8336-4784-9f31-cb189c8dce55)** **University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake - Cardiology/Echo Lab** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Cardiac Sonographer 2 / Echocardiographer** .

WORK SCHEDULE:

+ 100% FTE

+ Day Shift

+ 8:00am - 4:30pm

+ ‘On-Call’ shifts **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:**

The Heart Institute at UW Medical Center – Montlake provides a full range of heart healthcare and prevention services.

Our services include general cardiology, cardiac diagnostic imaging tests and procedures, cardiac surgery, arrhythmia management and electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, structural heart services, advanced heart failure management, heart transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs), adult congenital heart disease management, cardiac psychiatry, cardiovascular genetics and other advanced services. We emphasize imaging quality by ensuring our dedicated team of sonographers have time to perform a comprehensive examination — including the use of advanced techniques — on every patient.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

+ Conveniently located near public transportation.

+ Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve.

+ Opportunity to provide career growth. **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ Perform or assist with intra-operative TEE scanning procedures; select cardiac ultrasound parameters to acquire accurate images of cardiac anatomy and pathophysiologic data during the ongoing examination; perform scanning as required to tailor the examination

+ Perform echo/Doppler procedures during invasive procedures such as providing guidance for needle extraction during pericardiocentesis; monitoring of cardiac function and hemodynamics during valvuloplasty or other therapeutic procedures; and directing bioptome placement for cardiac tissue samples during myocardial biopsy

+ Perform echo/Doppler procedures during invasive procedures such as providing guidance for needle extraction during pericardiocentesis; monitoring of cardiac function and hemodynamics during valvuloplasty and interventional device deployment or other therapeutic procedures; and directing bioptome placement for cardiac tissue samples during myocardial biopsy

+ Perform echo/Doppler procedures on patients with “heart-assist" devices for maintaining life-support pre- or post-heart transplantation and patients requiring evaluation of heart function to determine viability for organ transplantation (liver, kidney, pancreas, lung, heart

+ Perform echo/Doppler procedures on patients with mechanical “heart-assist” devices, including LVAD, ECMO and Impella in patients with severe heart failure. or participating in heart and organ transplant programsPerform echo/Doppler procedures on patients participating in heart and organ transplant programs, pre- or post-heart transplantation and patients requiring evaluation of heart function to determine viability for organ transplantation (liver, kidney, pancreas, lung, heart

+ Provide clinical instruction and technical training in all aspects of echo/Doppler examination including theory, application, instrumentation, analysis and interpretation

+ Participate in establishing and implementing departmental operations procedures **REQUIREMENTS:**

+ Current Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) certification through American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)OR

+ Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) certification through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)AND

+ One year of experience as Cardiac SonographerOR

+ Equivalent education/experience **ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE:** UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street. **Excellence. Exploration. Education. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake)** **ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER:** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.