Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health
Job Title: Echo/Vascular Sonographer II
Status: PRN
Department Cardiology
Location: Tampa, FL
Job Summary: Provides quality patient care when performing diagnostic cardiology and/or vascular sonographic imaging and related procedures to demonstrate anatomy for interpretation and/or intervention under the supervision of the department supervisor, manager, or director.
Why is Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health your best place to work?
✅ Education & Career Growth – Tuition reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and leadership development programs.✅ Health & Wellness – Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, free virtual visits, and well-being programs.✅ Financial & Retirement – Up to 5% employer match on retirement contributions.✅ Work-Life Balance – Four weeks of paid parental leave, PTO, and flexible leave options.✅ Family & Pet Support – Fertility benefits, adoption assistance, backup care for children/elders/pets, and pet insurance.
Essential Functions • Demonstrates competency in routine noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular ultrasound diagnostics, and equipment operation and maintenance. • Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines. • Solves complex problems. • Exercise judgement based on the analysis of multiple sources of information. • Recognizes normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology in conjunction with obtaining and documenting pertinent clinical and diagnostic information. • Works closely with the cardiologist to perform noninvasive and/or invasive cardiology and/or vascular diagnostic sonographic exams, and functions independently in the absence of the supervisor and/or manager. • Exercises professional judgment in performance of services and maintains a demeanor complimentary to quality care. • Delivers appropriate care while recognizing patient conditions and ensuring successful completion of procedures. • Complies with all state and federal regulations applicable to each modality. • Adheres to Orlando Health mission statements and commitment to excellence standards. • Assesses the patient’s physical condition and age specific needs. • Provides instructions that achieve patient cooperation and desired results. • Performs proper patient identification, acquires patient’s clinical history, and assures that the information is accurately documented. • Position patient, equipment, associated devices and manipulates technical factors to achieve high quality images for interpretation. • Assesses diagnostic images for technical quality, proper annotation, and patient identification, ensuring that all relative anatomy is demonstrated. • Comprehends and complies with Quality Control standards and participates in all Quality Control tasks. • Administers medical aid as required for any emergency situation. • Applies appropriate standard precautions and personal protective equipment to prevent cross-contamination of contagious diseases. • Utilizes all Orlando Health computer systems effectively and accurately. • Ensures safety of all customers. • Maintains accurate and precise documentation. Accurately record verbal and telephone orders from physicians in the patient record. • Communicates openly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team. • Participates in supervising student sonographers, training, and orienting new sonographers, directing daily workflow, participates in quality and safety initiatives, and acting as a department super user. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Other Related Functions • Assist in transporting of patients. • Follows established standards of practice for image processing and interpretation.
Education/Training Depending on assigned department, meets education/training as required under established current American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) and/or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) guidelines.
Licensure/Certification
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.
• Must maintain one of the following:
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) in fetal echocardiography; or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS); or
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Advanced Cardiac Sonographer (ACS) or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI); or • Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS); or
• Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI
Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital has served the residents of area communities for more than 110 years. Orlando Health, a not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Central Florida, officially acquired Bayfront Hospital on October 1, 2020. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a 480-bed comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute care facility – and home to the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region. As a regional leader in emergency care, our 3 conveniently located emergency rooms are staffed with board-certified physicians and specialty-trained clinical teams who are ready to provide expert emergency care for all ages- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
With advanced technology and expertise in numerous specialties including heart and vascular, neurosciences, digestive health, maternity care, emergency and trauma care, acute rehabilitation and surgical services, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital provides a complete continuum of care. The hospital has a 38-bed neurosciences unit with a dedicated neurology team consisting of board-certified neuroscience specialists and physicians with subspecialty expertise in stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, and includes a Level IV Epilepsy Center. In partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Bayfront Health Baby Place offers full obstetrical services and is a Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center, one of only 13 in Florida. The Bayfront Health Cardiac Cath Lab, offers more cardiac testing and treatment space than any other provider in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area, with ease of access to the cardiac surgical program. The hospital is also home to three residency programs and one fellowship program, providing an exceptional teaching and learning environment to train the healthcare leaders of the future.
