• Perform all Echocardiography examinations according to Vail Health protocols.
• Review each examination for technical accuracy, send completed examinations to cardiologist, and communicate pertinent data to persons responsible for the care of the patient following the procedure.
• Perform adult, pediatric, and infant echocardiography exams (2D, M-Mode, and Doppler).
• Perform all forms of cardiac stress testing: Echo stress, Dobutamine Echo stress, Nuclear stress testing, and GXT, including pre-exercise evaluation, reviewing documentation, and post-exercise visualization of all pertinent myocardial structures.
• Assist the cardiologist with Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography (TEE).
• Monitor inventory of supplies and orders when stock is low.
• Keep the exam room stocked and neat.
• Identify each patient and reviews exam order for consistency of examination ordered with clinical diagnosis.
• Review consistency of all demographic information including physician?s name and signature, patient?s name, and date.
• Maintain constructive collaborative communication with patients, families, physicians, co-workers, and other members of health care team to contribute to continuity of care.
• Maintain established department policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality assurance, safety, environmental standards, radiation protection standards, infection control standards, and universal precautions.
• Maintain working knowledge and use of the Vail Health HIS and PACS computer systems to ensure quality patient documentation.
• Participate in departmental and team meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Must be HIPAA compliant

• 2 years of experience preferred.

• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required

PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility 

About Vail Health

Vail Health, formerly Vail Valley Medical Center, is a nonprofit community health care system serving patients and guests from around the world. Locally operated and governed by a volunteer board of directors, Vail Health includes a 56-bed hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission. Our 24/7 emergency department in Vail is a Level III Trauma Center with a nearby helipad for necessary medical transports. Vail Health provides a wide array of services and access points including Beaver Creek Medical Center, urgent care clinics in Avon and Gypsum, our Edwards medical campus, Eagle Healthcare Center and a multispecialty clinic in Frisco. Howard Head Sports Medicine offers physical therapy services at 10 locations and works closely with our internationally renowned orthopaedic partners at The Steadman Clinic and Vail-Summit Orthopaedics. In addition, Vail Health's Shaw Cancer Center and Sonnenalp Breast Center are the region’s only fully accredited cancer treatment center and comprehensive breast center. The Vail Clinic, which was founded in 1965, officially became “Vail Valley Medical Center” in 1980, its first year as a full-service hospital. At that time, we had one primary locatio...n and 25 physicians. Today, Vail Health has locations in nine towns, nearly 1,000 employees, 260 physician partners and 85 volunteers. Vail Health is an equal-opportunity employer. The hospital is handicap accessible and adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Smoking is prohibited in our facilities. This includes e-cigarettes.

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