Job Description

Health Advocates Network is seeking a **Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer** to work at a facility in **San Diego, CA.** This is a registry position with our company. **Pay Rate:** $50 / hour *W2 **QUALIFICATIONS** + Graduate from an academic program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). + Certification as either a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by ARDMS or a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by CCI + One year of work experience as a sonographer. + **Preferred but not required:** 1 year of full-time clinical experience as a Cardiac Sonographer, performing both outpatients and inpatients echocardiographic studies. **RESPONSIBILITES** + Correlate the patient's clinical history with the requested examination to be performed and obtain the results from previous pertinent diagnostic tests to correlate with the ultrasound study. + Recognize normal anatomic variants. Also, recognize anatomic changes created by medical and surgical procedures. + Document arrival, departure, and completed tests as required by MTF policy. Send appropriate image series to the radiologist for reading according to MTF protocol. + Perform system warmups, calibrations, and quality control tasks according to manufacturer and MTF policy. Recognize artifacts and equipment errors and notify designated Government personnel of outlying values. + Explain process to patient and instructs and assists patient in assuming physical position for examination. + Assist in the compiling and archiving of records for procedures performed. + Observe and report to the Cardiologist any symptoms which have direct bearing on the patient's condition as a result of adverse reaction to contrast media and inform the radiologist of any condition requiring his/her attention. Recognize the need for and initiate emergency measures for critical situations such as respiratory or cardiac arrest. + Identify abnormalities during testing and determine need for additional scans of affected area. + Perform a full range of diagnostic ultrasonic examinations as appropriate to the discipline specified in the TO. + Perform 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, M-mode, pulse-wave, continuous-wave Doppler and color-flow Doppler, and strain imaging during transthoracic echocardiography studies. + Perform exercise stress treadmill and pharmacologic stress echocardiograms to include optimal utilization of sonography contrast agents. + Assist physicians in the performance of transesophageal echocardiograms. + Assist in the educational mission of the cardiology division, through the teaching of cardiovascular fellows and cardiovascular technician students in the performance of echocardiographic studies. + Maintain accurate patient procedural records. + Assist in the compiling and archiving records for procedures performed in the Echocardiography Laboratory of the Cardiology Department. If interested, please apply through this job post. You may send a copy of your most recent resume. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at **505-565-5558** and ask to speak with **Cameron** Monday-Friday (08:30 AM - 05:00 PM PST). \#IndeedStaffHigh Health Advocates Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis under applicable federal, state or local law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. EOE including Veterans/Disability

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