Senior Cardiac Sonographer – Manhattan, *Per Diem​/Outpatient Peds

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. For the fourth consecutive year, Vizient Inc. ranked NYU Langone No. 1 for quality care in the nation and U.S. News & World Report recently placed 12 of its clinical specialties among the top 10 in the nation.

NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Cardiac Sonographer – Manhattan, Per Diem/Outpatient Peds.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides for patient comfort and arranges equipment for procedures. Prepares equipment and supplies according to established departmental procedures. Interacts with patients by identifying self to patient and verifies the identity of the patient by checking the patient  or verbal acknowledgement by patient. Explains the procedures and equipment to the patient clearly. Provide for patient privacy at all times.
• Utilizes patient chart in obtaining pertinent history as necessary. Demonstrates a working knowledge of normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy, cardiac hemodynamics, electrophysiology as well as the major disease processes of the cardiovascular system. Performance, assesses and critiques the patients echocardiogram deciding what is necessary for a complete diagnostic study. Alerts the appropriate medical staff of abnormalities that require immediate attention. Is prepared to assist the cardiologist in the event of a cardiac emergency.
  
  Compares present echocardiograms to previous studies to monitor changes in present status. Carries out assignment within a realistic time frame.
• Documents the echocardiogram according to departmental procedures. Enters, maintains, and records all pertinent data. Informs physician of any changes in patients condition or vital signs.
• Maintains equipment for proper function and safety. Cleans and prepares equipment for patient applications. Sterilizes equipment after each isolation patient and TEE Study in accordance with nursing and departmental policy. Performs predetermined, preventative maintenance to ensure equipment is operating efficiently and safely. Makes recommendations concerning departmental needs. Evaluates and makes recommendation for new equipment. Interacts with service personnel to arrange for equipment maintenance in absence in the absence of the supervisor.
• Provides training to new sonographers, students, and other medical center personnel. Instructs personnel in scanning techniques, instrumentation, review, and interpretation of echocardiograms in clear manner. Trains new sonographers in changes to existing or new department policies and procedures. Functions as resource person for junior staff utilizing expertise in the field. Collects and prepares technical data correctly for publication and research.

To qualify you must have a Associate’s Degree (Two years of college) and completion of an accredited program in Ultrasound or equivalent combination of education and experience. Registered by the American Registry to…