Job Description
Summary:
Responsible for performing sedated and non-sedated echocardiograms, stress echocardiograms, provide TEE support to physicians, and conduct pre and postoperative TTE on normal and congenital hearts.
The patient population ranges from neonate to adult.
The CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital, established in 1959, was the first children’s hospital in South-Central Texas.
Located downtown, this 190-plus-bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, South Texas and around the world.
The hospital (in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine) is the only academic children’s hospital in San Antonio.
Our highly specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children, from Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children’s Emergency Services, the latest treatments for deformities of the spine including titanium rib implants and halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma program, a highly regarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to include consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.
Requirements:
High School Graduate or equivalent is required.
Graduation from an accredited school of ultrasound technology or a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science preferred.
3-7 years of recent experience in performing adult cardiac echocardiograms is required.
1-2 years of recent pediatric cardiac echocardiograms is required.
Knowledge of congenital anomalies (not required for adult echo tech) is required of all Pedi echo techs, as the associate is required to move from basic to complex knowledge of complex CONGENITAL heart defects.
One of the following Certifications is required:
Certified Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer from American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).
Certified Registered Cardiac Sonographer from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
Certified Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
Registered in Pediatrics Echo by ARDMS Required
BLS is required
Work Type:
Full Time
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Req.
No
168410
Job Title
Registered Non Invasive Imaging Pediatric Echo Sonographer - Cardiology Non Invasive
Market
CHRISTUS Children's
Category
Diagnostic Imaging
Facility
CHRISTUS Childrens Hospital
Address
333 North Santa Rosa Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
US
Type
FULL TIME