Adult Cardiac Sonographer needed at this traveler friendly facility in Richmond, VA.
Large academic center which specializies in treatment of advanced cardiovascular disease. Heart transplant, structural heart, infiltrative diseases are typical. TAVR, LVAD, Impella, balloon pump are often imaged. Daily assignments could inlcude a combination of inpatients and outpatients daily, bedside echo, Stress Echo, TEE or OR. Should be competent in all forms of complex echo pathology-HOCM, assessment of regional wall motion abnormaltiies, aortic stenosis and other valvular deftects. Evalution of shunts and saline contrast administration. Sonographer driven contrast administration protocols, agents used are Lumify and Definity.
3 years of recent experience required. Level 1 trauma required.
Left-handed scanning preferred
Transplant hospital exp preferred
Academic experience required
Biweekly orientation. We typically book 4-5 weeks out to allow for compliance.
Productivity requirements are 6-8 studies in a 8 hour day or 8-9 studies in a 10 hour day.
Shifts are 8 or 10 hours, depending upon need/and assignments. We also have 1 week of call in the 13 weeks. Two weekends of call in 13 weeks. Assignments are at the Main Campus (inpatient/outpatients) and at our Stony Point location (clinic/ outpatients), which is located in the same pavilion as the main medical center.
10 hour shifts start at 0600 or 0700; 8 hour shifts start at 0700, 0800, and 0830, may vary upon assignment, needs of the department or location-- Main Campus or outlying Cardiology clinic.
Productivity requirements are 6-8 studies in a 8 hour day or 8-9 studies in a 10 hour day.
Certification required, will accept either CCI or RDCS- Adult
Modified 5:00:00 AM
Account Manager: Brandi Partin
Account Manager Email:
COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required
Flu Vaccine: Unknown
Job Requirements & Qualifications
Previous Charge Experience : NA
Years of Experience : 3
Patient Ratio Experience :
Charting System Experience : Required
Charting System Name : Epic
Community Hospital Experience : -
LTAC Experience : -
Trauma Level I Experience : Required
Trauma Level II Experience : -
Travel Experience Required : -
Certifications : BLS, CCI, RDCSSkills : 3- D Echo*, Adult Acute Care, Adult Outpatient, Bubble Study, Emergency Department, GE, Imaging with Contrast Agents, M-Mode, PACS, Pharmacologic Stress Echo*, Philips, Portable Studies, Routine, Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)*, Treadmill Stress Echo*, Left handed scanning *
Unit Details
Staffing & Scheduling
Scheduling Type : -
Patient Ratios Days : -
Patient Ratios Nights : -
Patient Ratios Weekends : -
Float Required : Outpt clinic
Call Required : 1-2 weeks per 13 weeks
Weekend Coverage : -
Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : Occasional weekends, two weekends per call in 13 weeks
Pre-Approved Time Off : -
Orientation Hours : -
Facility & Patient Care Details
Patient Age Groups : -
Daily Census : -
Number of Visits Per Day : 70
Number of Rooms : -
Number of Beds : -
Additional Unit Information
Interdisciplinary Support : -
Patient Diagnoses : Large academic center which specializies in treatment of advanced cardiovascular disease. Heart transplant, structural heart, infiltrative diseases are typical. TAVR, LVAD, Impella, balloon pump are often imaged. Daily assignments could inlcude a combination of inpatients and outpatients daily, bedside echo, Stress Echo, TEE or OR. Should be competent in all forms of complex echo pathology-HOCM, assessment of regional wall motion abnormaltiies, aortic stenosis and other valvular deftects.
Special Procedures/Unit Details : Evalution of shunts and saline contrast administration. Sonographer driven contrast administration protocols, agents used are Lumify and Definity.
10 hour shifts start at 0600 or 0700; 8 hour shifts start at 0700, 0800, and 0830, may vary upon assignment, needs of the department or location-- Main Campus or outlying Cardiology clinic.
Special Equipment : Productivity requirements are 6-8 studies in a 8 hour day or 8-9 studies in a 10 hour day. Sonographer is required to submit a detailed preliminary report for the Cardiology attendings who finalize the studies. Report includes global assessment of cardiac status obtained from echo exam, incorporating numerial values associated with deminsional and flow data. Familiarity of strain imaging is needed. The lab uses Philips Intellispace Cardiovascular (ISCV, formally known as Xcelera) .
#Tier3 Travel Compliance
SSN
DOB
RTO should be included at the time of submission (will be approved by unit manager on WOC; no other guaranteed time off. No time off will be granted during the first of week of the traveler s assignment), SSN, DOB, address, phone, and email.
Please also make sure to address the traveler s shift availability upfront.
Minimum 1 year experience required.
VA or compact state
must be in hand at time of submittal
Locals accepted at same base rate. No radius rules for applicants
2 References Required
Candidates will float within scope if needed.
BSN preferred.
EPIC charting experience required
Facility will review all background hits, etc.
Return Staff Policy:
Both travelers and permanent staff must be gone for one year before being eligible to return as a traveler.
VCU has a natural nail policy.
All ER and Psych candidates are required to submit to fingerprinting as outlined in the code of Virginia, 37.1-183.3. The average turnaround time for the results is 15-20 business days. Candidates are NOT allowed to start with results pending. Please plan start dates accordingly.
Modules:
All VCU candidates will be assigned modules during orientation on the VCU Learning Exchange.
Modules are non-billable, average 6 hours of modules factored in NBO
Modules are completed during orientation, and vary by specialty. Modules are required to be completed while working on their unit by the Friday of their orientation week.
Submittal Details: #Tier3 Travel ComplianceSSNDOBRTO should be included at the time of submission (will be approved by unit manager on WOC; no other guaranteed time off. No time off will be granted during the first of week of the traveler s assignment), SSN, DOB, address, phone, and email. Please also make sure to address the traveler s shift availability upfront.Minimum 1 year experience required.VA or compact state must be in hand at time of submittalLocals accepted at same base rate. No radius rules for applicants2 References RequiredCandidates will float within scope if needed.BSN preferred.EPIC charting experience requiredFacility will review all background hits, etc.Return Staff Policy: Both travelers and permanent staff must be gone for one year before being eligible to return as a traveler.VCU has a natural nail policy.All ER and Psych candidates are required to submit to fingerprinting as outlined in the code of Virginia, 37.1-183.3. The average turnaround time for the results is 15-20 business days. Candidates are NOT allowed to start with results pending. Please plan start dates accordingly. VCU candidates will be assigned modules during orientation on the VCU Learning Exchange.Modules are non-billable, average 6 hours of modules factored in NBOModules are completed during orientation, and vary by specialty. Modules are required to be completed while working on their unit by the Friday of their orientation week.