Registered Echo Sonographer

Sign On Bonus for External Hires

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We’re looking for qualified Registered Echo Sonographer’s like you to join our Texas Health family.

Position Highlights

• Work location: Texas Health Alliance: 10864 Texas Health Trail Fort Worth, TX 76244

• Work environment: Noninvasive Cardiology

• Work hours: Part Time (24 Hour) Day Shift- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11A-5:00P

• Sign-on bonus for eligible Registered Echo Sonographers (eligible upon hire with a signed retention agreement)

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance is a 98-bed, full-service hospital offering acute care and wellness programs to communities in North Fort Worth, Keller, North Richland Hills, Haslet, Justin and surrounding areas. The hospital provides numerous services, including emergency medicine, general and outpatient surgery – including an outpatient surgery center, women and infant’s care – including a level III neonatal intensive care unit, radiology – including a women’s imaging center, cardiac rehabilitation and therapy center, business health services, and wellness programs. Texas Health Alliance is a technologically advanced hospital that has earned national recognition for operating at the highest level of electronic medical record adoption. We invite you to join us in furthering your career through our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required

• Associate's Degree Graduate of an accredited school of ultrasound technology preferred

Experience

• 1 year experience preferably in a hospital setting preferred

• Pediatric experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• RDCS- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer upon hire required Or

• RCS - Registered Cardiac Sonographer upon hire required And

• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

Position Responsibilities

In addition to the required qualifications, a successful Registered Echo Sonographer…

Imaging Procedures, Quality and Processing

• Explains procedures to patient or guardian/family member if applicable prior to exam

• Positions patient to correct anatomical area of interest

• Performs complex procedures including age related criteria and developmental considerations.

• Adjusts techniques parameters appropriately for age related factor.

• Assists cardiologist with TEE procedures, Stress Echos, and other complex procedures using appropriate techniques.

Patient Care

• Assesses and recognizes the patient’s emotional, physical, developmental, cognitive and psychosocial conditions.

• Prepares room for examination (i.e., suction, oxygen, supplies).

• Checks physician orders and exam requisitions using time out procedures

• Greets and acknowledges patients using two forms of ID

• Obtains patient history

Equipment Operation and Maintenance

• Adjusts technical factors

• Operates, cares for and maintains equipment

• Applies knowledge of physics and accessories

• Troubleshoots and properly documents equipment malfunction

• Maintains equipment and room to sanitary standards

Professional Accountability and Partnership

• Maintains and enhances technical skills and technology advancement

• Attends departmental continuing education, meetings and checks email

• Identifies, troubleshoots and initiates quality improvement

• Manages time and re-prioritizes as necessary

• Performs assignments deemed necessary by supervisor.

Why Texas Health As a Texas Health Registered Echo Sonographer you’ll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.

At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.

Here are a few of our recent awards:

• 2021 FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” (7th year in a row)

• Becker's Healthcare "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" (4 years running)

• “America’s Best Employers for Diversity” list by Forbes

• A “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials" by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org .

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