Job Description ECU Health About ECU Health Medical Center ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.
Position Summary $7,500 Sign-On bonus for eligible candidates A Cardiac Sonographer/Echocardiographer is a credentialed medical professional with academic and clinical experience to use imaging technology to help physicians diagnose heart problems in patients. They operate ultrasound equipment that provides moving 2-D or 3-D images of the heart and its chambers. The scope of practice includes those procedures, acts and processes permitted by law, for which the individual has received education, clinical experience and completed ARDMS- RDCS and/or RVT or CCI- RCS registration, which is the standard of practice in Ultrasound.
Minimum Requirements - High school or equivalent (or higher)
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required
- For ECU Health Medical Center, current ARDMS (RDCS or RVT) or CCI (RSC) registration/certification is required.
- For ECU Health community hospitals, ARDMS (RDCS or RVT) or CCI (RSC) registration or must be registry eligible with registration obtained within 18 months of date of hire.
- 0 years of experience as Cardiac and/or Vascular Sonographer
Clinical Ladder Other Information - Primary Shift: Day
- May work a mix of 8 and 12 hour shifts with rotating weekends.
- Call required on rotation schedule with other sonographers.
- On Call: Yes
- Weekends: Rotating
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General Statement It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.
Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.
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