Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Senior Echocardiography Sonographer The Senior Echocardiography Sonographer serves as a Health Care Professional with primary responsibility of patient focused echocardiography services providing high quality patient care.

*** Opportunities are available in the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia Metro area and Eastern Maryland.***

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Pediatric and/or Fetal Echocardiography Certification by the American Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI); certification(s) required and must be in active status
• Basic Life Support certification through American Heart Association required prior to start date
• Minimum of 7 years of pediatric and/or fetal echocardiography experience in an established congenital cardiothoracic surgery program (unless experience is only with fetal echocardiography)
• Extensive education, training, and experience in at least two of the following specialty areas: 3D echocardiography, Fetal echocardiography, Research echocardiography, Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance, Echocardiography education, Stress echocardiography, Adult congenital echocardiography

Essential Functions

1. Perform diagnostic transthoracic and/or fetal echocardiograms independently and/or with a physician (transesophageal, epicardial) following facility protocols in accordance with the guidelines and standards set by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) and the American Society of Echocardiography in a variety of settings including outpatient, satellite clinics, inpatient units, operating room, cardiac catheterization laboratory, etc.
2. Obtain relevant clinical information and communicate with the attending physician(s) to identify imaging goals prior to and during echocardiographic examination
3. Apply independent judgment and critical thinking to ensure that appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical data are adequately captured during the echocardiographic examination
4. Accurately and efficiently generate preliminary echocardiogram reports including relevant measurements, calculations, clinical documentation, post-processing, and appropriate billing/procedure codes
5. Demonstrate proficiency with echocardiography equipment and computer skills, including echocardiography reporting software and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)
6. Assume responsibility for the safety of the patient during the echocardiographic examination and provide age and developmentally appropriate care
7. Night/weekend and holiday call coverage, telemedicine or main campus, (coverage area to be determined by Echocardiography Lab Manager)
8. Coverage of satellite locations as determined by clinical needs and Echocardiography Lab Manager

9. Assist with the mentoring, education, and professional development of sonography staff, cardiology fellows, and sonography students

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org