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City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Imaging Services

Shift: Days

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID: 90642

Pay Range: $37.69 – $60.21 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

BJC HealthCare System is hiring a **Full-Time Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)** for **The Heart Care Institute (** 1020 N Mason Rd., St. Louis, MO)

$7,500.00 Sign-on Bonus for eligible candidates!!!!

_Newly Approved Increased Compensation Package Now Available!_

Position Details:

+ **Day Shift Hours** : **_Mon-Fri ( 7:30am- 4pm)_**

+ **_NO weekends or holidays!!!!_**

+ **_Echo schedule consists of 60-90min time slots per patient with average of 6-8 echos per day_**

+ Outpatient setting

+ Works closely with the cardiologist group and echo readers

+ High acuity cases, pre and post heart transplant, LVAD, valvular cases

+ Uniforms are provided

_Requirements:_

+ _Associate's Degree or Trade School equivalency_

+ _Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)_

Experience:

+ New grads welcome to apply

+ No previous experience required

Why Join Us?

+ Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team

+ Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)

Next Steps:

+ If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screen

Overview

**_Barnes-Jewish Hospital_** at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Washington University Heart Care Institute in West County offers outpatient services including cardiac catheterization, cardiovascular diagnostic services, ¿cardiac rehabilitation and wellness programs.¿ Located on Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital's campus, the Heart Care Institute in West County operates Monday through Friday during normal business hours.¿ The services are closed weekends and holidays.¿ The building is centrally located in Creve Coeur in a beautiful park-like setting.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Cardiac Diagnostic Laboratory at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is partnered with Washington University School of Medicine to provide state-of-the art multi-modality echocardiographic imaging. The Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) performs ASE-guided, non-invasive cardiovascular testing in an IAC (Intersocietal Accreditation Commission) accredited lab to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease or injury, including advanced pathologies and anatomies (3-D echocardiography, transplanted heart and lungs, assist device placement and management, transcatheter valvular repair/replacement, congenital abnormalities and malformations, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, percutaneous placement of closure devices for patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects, and research protocols). Performs testing in routine, non-routine urgent and emergent patient care situations. Testing modalities will include transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress transthoracic echocardiography.

Responsibilities

+ Performs complex echocardiography exams at various locations throughout academic campus.

+ Evaluates all aspects of cardiovascular patient clinical assessment for cardiac conditions and recognizes abnormalities.

+ Reviews and correlates relevant patient history, including corrective procedures, surgeries, etc. Applies independent clinical judgement during exam to ensure appropriate anatomical, pathophysiology and clinical conditions are captured in examination images.

+ Acquires advanced modalities as trained to include 3D, right heart strain, TAPSE, PISA. Transcatheter pre/post valvular repair/replacement, HOCM etc

+ Communicates with healthcare team for collaboration of care. Reviews examination images, synthesizes examination results and prepares preliminary findings to support interpreting physician echocardiographer by contributing technical impressions and professional knowledge to facilitate the completion of final diagnostic report for use in clinical care.

Minimum Requirements

Education

+ Associate or Trade School Equi

Licenses & Certifications

+ Reg Diagnost Cardiac Sonograph

Preferred Requirements

Experience

+ No Experience

Supervisor Experience

+ No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

+ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

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