**It's more than a career, it's a calling** MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis **Worker Type:** PRN **Job Highlights:** **· Department: Echo Sonography** **· Schedule:​ PRN as needed** **· Pay Range starts at: $35 Daily pay available!** **· Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts​** **· Location: SSM DePaul Hospital - St. Louis, MO** + **Credentials:** **ARDMS or RDCS certification required.** **Fulfill your calling and be a part of the SSM Team, apply now!** **Job Summary:** Performs diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics in accordance with accepted protocols. This position performs either adult or pediatric echosonography. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Performs appropriate diagnostic procedures, records patient test results and reports results. + Monitors patient comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses. + Maintains adequate supplies and verifies all equipment is in proper working condition; reports deficiencies and failures. + Positions patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately. + Ensures all activities comply with regulatory agency standards. + Ensures prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history). + Assists in maintaining a clean and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + Completion of cardiac sonography program. EXPERIENCE + No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Constant standing and walking. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more). + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. + Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent lifting/moving of patients. + Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors. + Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Rare kneeling and sitting. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS + Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) + And + Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) + Or + Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) + Or + Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) + Or + Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Adult Echocardiography (AE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) + Or + Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) with Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) Specialty - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) **Work Shift:** Day Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 3003000128 Cardiology **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 0 _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law._ Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)