Cardiac Sonographer – Frisco

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued patients and employees. With over 20,000 employees, we are committed to continuing our growth with the best professionals in the healthcare industry. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Job Summary 

Works under moderate supervision to provide professional and technical skills involving use of ultrasound in medical diagnosis and evaluation of patients. Performs both clinical and/or research protocols.    

Experience and Education

• Current ARDMS registry in Adult Echocardiography -or- Successful completion of an ultrasound or cardiovascular technology program which includes verified didactic & supervised clinical exp. in Echocardiography.
• These programs should be accredited by either the commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Candian Medical Association (CMA).
• New hires will be required to pass the ARDMS or CCI credentialing exam within one year of employment. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required.
• One year of cardiovascular sonography experience preferred.        

Job Duties

• Facilitates patient throughput and enhances patient satisfaction with testing process.  
• Checks computer for new orders, reviews physician’s orders on patient’s chart. 
• Identifies patients via two methods. 
• Explains procedure to be done. 
• Protects patient’s privacy. 
• Transports patients in a safe and timely fashion.
• Reviews patient chart to include patient’s history and clinical diagnosis. 
• Recognizes significant clinical information and historical facts, which may affect the echo study, from patient interview and medical record.
• Positions patient to optimize quality of test results. 
• Utilizes appropriate transducers/equipment as required during performance of procedure 
• Watches the patient for signs or symptoms of possible complications and/or other intolerances. 
• Promptly notifies nurse/physician of changes in patient status
• Records all measurements. 
• Does mathematical calculations accurately; calculates mathematical and algebraic functions. 
• Enters correct patient information.
• Demonstrates the ability to accurately perform ultrasound procedures including but not limited to Cardiac Doppler, Color Flow Doppler, Two Dimensional Echo, Tran esophageal Echo, pharmacological echo studies, stress echo. 
• Learns new modalities as they become available.
• Provides best image quality within the limitations imposed by available resources. 
• Delineates normal and abnormal anatomic structures, physiology and hemodynamics. 
• Recognizes examination findings that may require immediate clinical response and notifies the interpreting physician or other appropriate physician.
• Archives and retrieves studies. 
• Provides proper care and use of digital echo system, including all transducers and probes, according to manufacturers suggestions. 
• Checks bi-weekly to ensure that all studies have been read and finalized, notifying the reading cardiologist and the Medical Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology of delinquent reports. 
•  Troubleshoots minor problems and contacts appropriate HIS coordinator for system problems.
• Logs all procedures for charging purposes, and ensures that the Cardiology Office receives log prior to the end of the day.
• Assumes accountability for all actions in the workplace. 
• Reports errors promptly and takes appropriate follow-up action to rectify the error. 
• Effective patient/family advocate. 
• Responds to patient’s and/or patients family’s complaints in an appropriate and effective manner. 
• Reports complaints to the Manager or their designee in a timely manner. 
• Utilizes the chain of command appropriately to resolve patient, operational, or personal work related problems.
• Participates in performance improvement activities as directed. 
• Attends at least 80% of scheduled staff meetings and attends 100% of mandatory educational sessions. 
• Works cooperatively with all staff and supports staff new to the environment.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions:  a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.   UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.