Job Description

 

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Skills / Requirements

Job Summary
The Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer II (DCS II) is proficient in providing high quality cardiac ultrasound images of the heart and great vessels, assessment of myocardial function, recording of hemodynamic measurements, and visualization of blood flow using 2D, M-mode, color-flow and spectral Doppler. The DCS II performs Stress Echocardiograms, Dobutamine Stress Echo, and assists with Transesophageal Echocardiograms. The DCS II establishes peripheral intravenous access and administers Ultrasound Enhancing Agents according to established protocol and standing medical order (SMO).  The DCS II retrieves, communicates and presents information in a written, oral or visual fashion. The DCS II functions as a preceptor to staff and students and assists daily with patient scheduling and procedures to ensure efficient workflow.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: or GED. Graduation from a CAHEP accredited Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer program

Licensure & Certifications:  
- 1. Reg Diag Cardiac Sonographer (Or) Reg Cardiac Sonographer through ARDMS or CCI
with second registry, (And) Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) or Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) or Registered Pediatric Echocardiography  and / or Certified Cardiographic Technologist is required with three years of experience.

- 2. Or Reg Diag Cardiac Sonographer (Or) Reg Cardiac Sonographer through ARDMS or CCI with five years of experience

- Basic Life Support from an American Heart Association (AHA) or Red Cross approved program.

Work Experience: 
- Three (3) years hospital experience preferred; Three years of experience and two certifications 
OR
- Five years of experience hospital experience preferred and one certification

Management Experience: Six (6) months of management Operational experience related to patient scheduling and flow is preferred.

Job Attributes

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8 hr shift 0645-1515, rotating Saturdays, off on Sundays and major Holidays. 

Equipment Operated: Various ultrasound and cardiology related machines; Philips EPIQ echo machines

Location: LBJ Hospital

**All candidates are welcome to apply, regardless of years of experience. 

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