Echocardiographer

About the job

MultiCare's Pulse Heart Institute in Spokane is hiring an Echocardiographer (cardiac sonographer). The sonographer records high-quality ultrasound images of the heart and nearby structures for the cardiologist who reads each exam, a technical role that calls for independent judgment.

Pulse Heart Institute is a physician-led MultiCare institute covering cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and vascular services, including complex structural heart care, advanced heart failure care and advanced imaging.

What you'll do

• Perform echocardiographic studies on patients
• Fill out the echocardiography worksheet for each patient with calculations, measurements and descriptive findings from the study
• Handle clerical work such as scheduling, answering phones, filing, notifying interpreting cardiologists, circulating preliminary reports, stocking, database entry and charging
• Clean and maintain ultrasound and other equipment and run routine quality checks on it
• Produce studies that give the interpreting cardiologist complete anatomic and functional information
• Share evening and weekend on-call hours and work overtime in emergencies

What you need

• Registration with either Cardiovascular Credentialing International or the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers; or current enrollment in or completion of an ultrasound technology training program, with one of those registrations earned within 12 months of hire
• Current BLS
• Thorough understanding of ultrasound physics and systems and knowledge of cardiac abnormalities
• Skill in CPR techniques and in clear spoken and written communication
• Able to work efficiently under pressure, independently and with good judgment

Preferred

• Previous experience as an echocardiographer

Schedule

• Shifts vary
• 10-hour shifts covering weekdays, 0630 to 1700
• Shared evening and weekend on-call hours

Benefits

• Medical, dental and retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Professional development