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 I (DCS I) is competent 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 I performs Stress Echocardiograms, Dobutamine Stress Echo, and assists with Transesophageal Echocardiograms. The DCS I retrieves, communicates, and presents information in a written, oral or visual fashion.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education/Licensure/Specialized Training: Graduation from a CAHEP accredited Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer program.  Two (2) years of hospital experience preferred.  Current Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)  through ARDMS or CCI. Certified and current in Basic Life Support (CPR) through the American Heart Association. Other certificates as required by unit/service.


Equipment Operated:      Various ultrasound and cardiology related machines.

Communication Skills: 
Above Average Verbal:  Heavy Public Contact

Work Schedule:  Mon-Friday 8 hour shift, Rotating Saturdays, No on-call, off on Holidays.

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