Echocardiographer

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

The Echocardiographer II performs diagnostic and stress ultrasound examinations of the heart, using real time, M-Mode, doppler and color flow equipment for inpatients and outpatients; adult and pediatric. Additional responsibilities may include performing EKGS, EEGs, treadmill stress tests, holter monitoring/scanning, and telephonic arrhythmia monitoring for inpatients and outpatients; adult and pediatric.

To be successful, you will possess a strong understanding of cardiac anatomy, proficient technical skills, and effective communication abilities to provide exceptional diagnostic services.

• Performs technically correct echocardiograms that are of high resolution and contrast quality per protocol
• Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology for echocardiographic diagnostic purposes.
• Maintains quality control procedures and records on echocardiographic equipment.
• Performs cardiac diagnostic cardiac procedures (EKGs, EEGs, holter monitoring/scanning, telephonic arrhythmia monitoring) per protocol for both inpatients and outpatients; adult and pediatric.
• Recognizes both abnormal EKG rhythms and cardiac abnormalities on echo that are potentially life threatening notifying appropriate person, RN or MD.
• Checks emergency resuscitation/crash cart equipment daily and assures availability for procedures.

Required

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI
• Basic Life Support 

Preferred

• Other Graduate of a program for cardiovascular technology and One year acute care ultrasound experience