Imaging Technologist - Echocardiographer - Per Diem

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care. Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission.

The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). KVH puts “employee care” high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children.

KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status.

To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website:.

The global responsibility of this position and all positions within the department of Imaging Services is to provide quality diagnostic images, comfort, and care for patients and employees  a part of this, all employees are responsible for seeking ways to provide input to continuously improve our operation and procedures. The echo sonographer is responsible for reviewing requests for appropriateness, verification of physician orders, and performance of the procedure in a safe, caring and timely manner.

In addition, the echo sonographer must consistently produce quality images for the cardiologist to interpret and report to the requesting physician. He/she must maintain a high level of professional expertise and assumes the responsibility for professional growth and development. The art and practice of diagnostic imaging requires in depth knowledge of human growth, human anatomy and physiology, proper anatomical positioning and probe manipulation, normal and abnormal pathology and physiological responses, disabilities, manifestations of diseases and trauma.

• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or registry eligible with successful completion of registry certification within 6 months of hire.
• Associate degree or bachelor’s degree
• BLS certification

• One year’s experience in echo and/or ultrasound

Wage: Wage range currently starts at $48.13/hour and goes up to $72.95/hour. Actual wage will be based on years’ of applicable experience. This position may also qualify for an additional 15% premium in lieu of benefits.

FTE: Per Diem

Benefits: This position is not benefits eligible