Cardiac Echo Sonographer, Diagnostic Cardiology, PRN Days, Baptist Downtown

Job Summary

Baptist Health is looking to add a Cardiac Echo Sonographer to our Diagnostic Cardiology Department at our Heart Center in Downtown Jacksonville. This is a PRN opportunity offering various day shifts between 6:30 am and 5 pm. Call NOT required.

We are seeking someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently as well as part of a team, and a commitment to patient care and safety. This Sonographer will operate ultrasound equipment that provides moving 2-D or 3-D images of the heart and will also help physicians diagnose heart problems in patients.

As a Cardiac Echo Sonographer, you will be responsible for:

• Providing diagnostic examinations of the heart using Ultrasound techniques.
• Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure quality patient care
• Reviewing and recording cases.
• Follow established protocols and procedures to ensure accurate and high-quality images
• Providing as-needed backup to other non-invasive areas of the Cardiac Department.
• Assist the working physicians in diagnosing heart problems in patients.

This Cardiac Echo Sonographer will be located at Baptist Downtown. If you are interested in this PRN, Day shift opportunity, please apply now or email alexandria.skinner@bmcjax.com.

Adult Echo Credentials through either ARDMS or CCI within 18 months of hire.

Education Required

Vocational School

Education Preferred

Associate's Degree

Experience

• 1-2 years Cardiac Echo Sonography Experience

License and Certification

• Adult Echo Credentials through either ARDMS or CCI within 18 months of hire Required
• Adult Echocardiography (AE) (ARDMS-RDCS) Preferred Or
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (CCI-RCS) Preferred Or

Location

Location Overview

For more than 20 years, health care consumers have named Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville the "most preferred healthcare provider" in the region. As the central hub of the Baptist Health system, Baptist Jacksonville provides the highest level of medical and surgical care using the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci™ Surgical System. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is Baptist Health's flagship tertiary-care hospital. Designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville has repeatedly been named among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals.” The hospital has also been ranked as high performing in more than 10 specialties from neurology and neurosurgery to gynecology, diabetes, endocrinology,oncology and more.  Baptist Health also has a new Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, which is a regional epicenter for advanced treatment of strokes, aneurysms and other brain conditions.  As one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is located close to sports, theater and music venues, museums, shopping and dining.