Echo Staff Sonographer

2 weeks ago


Pittsburgh, United States UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center Full time
Job Description

Are you interested in growing your career while making a direct, meaningful impact on patient care? Join the UPMC Imaging professional team at a Top 10 National Pediatric Hospital


UPMC Children's Hospital is hiring a full-time Echo Staff Sonographer to join their Cardiology team


Now offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for eligible hires for a 2-year work commitment


The Echo Staff Sonographer will perform non-invasive echocardiography and Doppler studies, supporting the department in daylight shifts with some on-call obligations at either Children's Hospital or Magee-Womens Hospital. 



Why UPMC Children’s Hospital? Why UPMC Imaging?


U.S. News & World Report has ranked UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh among the country's top 10 pediatric hospitals, with six specialties ranked in the top 10 specialty programs. Imaging supports these efforts while bolstering employees’ career growth, with numerous career path options that are built for our employees to succeed.



Responsibilities:



  • Must be able to work various shifts and provide on-call, overtime, and weekend coverage, as well as support examinations at the main campus, satellite, and/or any outreach location(s).
  • Perform clerical duties accurately in a timely manner such as entering data in the patient logbooks and enters patient billing information into appropriate system.
  • Performing scans at the technical level as deemed appropriate by the Lead Sonographer and Medical Director.
  • Recognize complex heart disease and acquires some of the necessary images.
  • Seek appropriate guidance to complete studies.
  • Identify four interesting cases, one simple shunt, one simple stenosis and one complex lesion case (as defined by the divisional director) per quarter and logs these cases into the Sonographer QA binder.
  • Perform complete echocardiographic studies (two-dimensional imaging and Doppler) on children with structurally normal hearts and simple cardiac lesions (i.e. VSD, ASD, and PDA) without assistance.
  • Attend Echocardiography Laboratory teaching conferences and continues to expand own knowledge of echocardiography and congenital heart disease.
  • Participate in teaching ultrasound students and cardiology fellows to the degree of own knowledge.
  • Review patient's medical history to determine what echocardiographic information is needed.
  • Function independently and perform the full range of echocardiography examinations.
  • Work with all makes of equipment and explores new procedures and technology.
  • Perform miscellaneous Echocardiography Laboratory duties to include: maintain supplies and equipment, pull and key echo studies, and maintain a clean Echocardiography Laboratory.
  • Work with the child and family to secure cooperation so that a diagnostic echocardiographic study can be obtained.

  • Associate's Degree and/or graduate of an accredited ultrasound training program.
  • Basic science area, such as ultrasound, with an emphasis on cardiac anatomy and physiology or related healthcare field.
  • 1 year of echocardiography procedure experience.

    • The 1-year echocardiography experience equals an independent Echo cardiographer employed with a full-time status.


  • May enter through UPMC Children's trainee position that was successfully completed within 12 months worked.


Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer. Adult (AE) or Pediatric (PE) certification.



  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting
  • Act 33
  • Act 34
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance 


UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran



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