Echo Sonographer I

Founded in 1941 Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz California. Serving over 80000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care orthopedics and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and has been awarded the AMA/ASAs Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement recognizing the hospitals commitment to providing the best stroke care.

One Community. One Mission. One California

As our Echo Tech/Sonographer you will perform diagnostic echocardiography procedures to assist in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular conditions.

Every day you will operate ultrasound equipment to capture high-quality cardiac images and data ensuring patient comfort and performing a range of echocardiographic studies.

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

• Utilizes the AIDET principle to communicate with others with a focus on patients and their families.
• Acknowledge Introduce Explain Duration Thank
• Performs echocardiograms doppler color flow Doppler and Transesophageal echoes with supervision as required.
• Performs stress echoes with supervision or independently.
• Performs tilt table procedures.
• Schedules and prioritizes tests.
• Performs EKG testing.

• Currently attending or graduate of an accredited echocardiography program and Clinical experience performing echocardiograms stress echoes transesophageal echoes EKG testing stress testing and Holter monitors independently or with proctor
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer within 36 - months