CardiacSonographer

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! **Organization:** PAMF-Palo Alto Medical Foundation SCD **Position Overview:** Anticipated Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM (four 10-hour shifts per week), subject to change, including as-needed weekends. Multi-Site: Primary location in Santa Cruz, CA, with occasional coverage in Watsonville, CA. Competently performs diagnostic cardiac sonography procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values and mission of the organization. Responsible for all commonly performed echocardiography procedures in the department with a high level of competence. In addition to those performed by the Level I performs: \- Transesophageal echocardiograms with or without three dimensional imaging \- Intra operative transesophageal echocardiograms \- Structural Heart Procedures in the cardiac Cath lab \- complex congenital pediatric echocardiograms May also be responsible for performing specific procedures and/or orient other staff to the department **Job Description** : **_Education_ :** * Graduate from an accredited Cardiac Sonography Program. **OR** Graduation from an accredited formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program or equivalent education that meets the credentialing requirement pathway ** _Certification/Licensure & Required Experience_:** **Cardiac Sonographer I** * RCS (CCI)-Registered Cardiac Sonographer * **OR** ARDMS (RDCS AE for adult or RDCS PE for pediatric) * BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider * **OR** ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support **Cardiac Sonographer II** * RCS (CCI)-Registered Cardiac Sonographer * OR ARDMS (RDCS AE for adult or RDCS PE for pediatric) * BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider * 2 years recent relevant experience. **Cardiac Sonographer III** * BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider 2 of the following: * RCS (CCI)-Registered Cardiac Sonograph