Cardiovascular Sonographer

Inova Benefits and Perks:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement matching: dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute
• Competitive salary
• Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.
• Relocation for those who qualify.
• Qualified candidates may be eligible for up to a $20,000 sign-on bonus.

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is hiring a full time Cardiovascular Sonographer to join our Adult Echo Lab!

Inova Fairfax Medical Center Echo Lab is an advanced echo imagining center with a strong emphasis on clinical excellence, education, innovation, and research. Our lab is nationally accredited through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission and is comprised of over 22 sonographers and 25 physicians who support our award-winning clinical programs and hospital.

The lab has a full fleet of updated Philips machines with advanced 3D and strain imaging technology available and offers regular educational opportunities to assist in developing your knowledge and skill set. Cardiovascular Sonographers also teach cardiology fellows and sonography students. Career development is offered through a clinical ladder. Please apply to join our highly skilled team!

Shift: Day

Hours: Full-time

Location: Inova Fairfax Medical Center

The Cardiovascular Sonographer 3 ensures the safety of patients by administering sound patient care practices according to hospital/department policies and procedures. Completes ancillary tasks to ensure efficient and consistent departmental operations. Maintains equipment, exam rooms and work areas in a neat and safe condition, to ensure the safety of the patients and employees. Provides clinical services according to diagnostic echo vascular principles, theory and practice standards to ensure optimal department functions.

Job Responsibilities

• Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history/informed consent from patients or patients' charts to assist the physician in optimizing the performance and interpretation of the examination.
• Assists the physician in performing a variety of examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions and/or sterile technique, as evidenced by Radiologist's satisfaction.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and/or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcome.
• Demonstrates proper technique for injection of IV contrast, or other test-enhancing solution, under the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Standards. Operates imaging and other related equipment according to manufacturer's specifications.

Additional Requirements:

• Certification -
  
  
  
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer - ARDMS Registered with RDCS Certification or CCI Registered with RCS ,
  • Certification for Echo, or ARDMS with RVT or CCI with the RVS,
  • Certification for Vascular Upon Start.
  • BLS Upon Start
  
  
• Licensure - None required
• Experience -
  
  
  
  • Three years or more of experience in a hospital/healthcare environment in the performance of cardiac or vascular sonography.
  
  
• Education -
  
  
  
  • Other Sonography Graduate of an accredited school/program of diagnostic medical, setting.
  • Sonography or five years of specialized training in a hospital/healthcare.