Cardiac Sonographer - Echo - Per Diem

Job description

Department: 36905 Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital - Cardiovascular Diagnostics Status: Part time Benefits Eligible: No Hou rs Per Week: 0 Schedule Details/Additional Information: around 30 hours per month, can be 8 hr. shift or 10 hr. shift. No call required Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30 Major Responsibilities: - Performs advanced cardiac ultrasound procedures such as M-mode, 2-D, Doppler and Color Flow Doppler utilizing a variety of equipment and techniques and makes the necessary measurements required for the interpretation to obtain accurate, high quality results (for example, muscle wall thickness, diameter of chambers, volume of chambers, valve areas, blood flow velocity and direction). May assist physicians in the Catheterization and Electrophysiology Labs by performing echocardiograph studies to aid them in proceeding with complex procedures to decrease risk factors. - Identifies and defines cardiac abnormalities and extends the scope of the examination appropriately, deviating from standard techniques when necessary and correlating invasive and noninvasive cardiac diagnostic test results with cardiac anatomy and function. - Prepares patients for procedures and obtains clinica...