SSM Health

Echo Sonographer

SSM Health$82K — $123K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Completion of Cardiac Sonography program
  • ARDMS or CCI certification in adult and pediatric echo sonography
  • Or 4 years of experience in echo
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider certification (BLS HCP)
  • State-specific licensure required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform diagnostic procedures and report patient test results.
  • Monitor patient comfort and safety; alert physicians to abnormalities.
  • Maintain supplies and equipment in proper working condition.
  • Accurately position patients and select technical parameters.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory agency standards.
  • Submit high-quality images and documentation to PACS.
  • Maintain cleanliness and order in the department.

Benefits

  • Paid parental leave for eligible team members.
  • Flexible payment options with access to earned wages before payday.
  • Upfront tuition coverage for eligible team members.
Full Job Description

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

  • Schedule:​ full time 36 hours/week
  • Sign On Bonus: up to $10,000       
  • Pay Range : $39.48 - $59.22/hour        Daily pay available! 
  • Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts
  • Relocation assistance is available for qualified applicants.
  • Requirements:

    Completion of Cardiac Sonography program and ARDMS or CCI certification in adult and pediatric echo sonography or 4 years of experience in echo.

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Job Summary:

Performs diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics in accordance with accepted protocols. Must be certified in Adult and Pediatric echosonography.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Performs appropriate diagnostic procedures, records patient test results and reports results.
  • Monitors patient comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
  • Maintains adequate supplies and verifies all equipment is in proper working condition; reports deficiencies and failures.
  • Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately.
  • Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards.
  • Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history).
  • Assists in maintaining a clean and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


EDUCATION

  • Completion of an Echosonography program.


EXPERIENCE

  • No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
  • Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Rare kneeling and sitting.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin 

  •     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
  •     And 
  •         Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) 
  •         Or 
  •         Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) 
  •     And 
  •         Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) 
  •         Or 
  •         Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

  • Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

  • Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

  • Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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About SSM Health

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization?s nearly 40,000 employees and 11,000 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God?s healing presence to everyone they serve.
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