- BLS - Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- State License 1 Verification
- NURSYS Verification (RN, LPN/LVN, AP)
Certification Details
- Adult Cardiac Sonographer needed at this traveler friendly facility in Richmond, VA.
- Large academic center which specializes in treatment of advanced cardiovascular disease. Heart transplant, structural heart, infiltrative diseases are typical. TAVR, LVAD, Impella, balloon pump are often imaged.
- Daily assignments could include a combination of inpatients and outpatients daily, bedside echo, Stress Echo, TEE or OR.
- Should be competent in all forms of complex echo pathology-HOCM, assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities, aortic stenosis and other valvular defects.
- Evaluation of shunts and saline contrast administration. Sonographer driven contrast administration protocols, agents used are Lumify and Definity.
- 4 years of recent experience required. Level 1 trauma required.
- Left-handed scanning preferred. Transplant hospital experience preferred. Academic experience required.
- Biweekly orientation. We typically book 4-5 weeks out to allow for compliance.
- Productivity requirements are 6-8 studies in an 8 hour day or 8-9 studies in a 10 hour day.
Job Details
- 4 years of recent experience required.
- Level 1 trauma required.
- Left-handed scanning preferred.
- Transplant hospital experience preferred.
- Academic experience required.
Job Requirements
- Shifts are 8 or 10 hours, depending upon need/and assignments.
- 10 hour shifts start at 0600 or 0700; 8 hour shifts start at 0700, 0800, and 0830, may vary upon assignment, needs of the department or location-- Main Campus or outlying Cardiology clinic.
- 1 week of call in the 13 weeks. Two weekends of call in 13 weeks.
Schedule Information
- Assignments are at the Main Campus (inpatient/outpatients) and at our Stony Point location (clinic/outpatients), which is located in the same pavilion as the main medical center.
Unit Specific Information
- Certifications expiring within 1 month from start of contract will not be accepted by VCU.
- No onsite renewals offered, renewals must be scheduled by the agency.
Additional Details