Cardiac Sonographer

**Position: Echocardiogram Sonographer**

**Location: Halifax, NS**

**Employment Type: part-time/casual**

**Start date: As soon as possible**

**Shift Schedule: Mondays and Fridays, and coverage T,W,T on an as needed basis**

**Pay: Competitive**

**Full Job Description**:
**About Signature Health**:
Signature Health is Atlantic Canada’s proactive and preventative private medical clinic. Offering the region local premium health services from a multidisciplinary team of experts including physicians, registered nurses, cardiac technicians, registered dietitians, kinesiologists, and medical diagnostic sonographers. From our annual health assessments to diagnostic testing, and personalized on-going care programs; we keep our eye on you, so you can keep your eye on your personal and professional life.

We are looking for a positive, outgoing, and professional individual to join the Signature Health team.

**Required Qualifications**:

- Current Registration with Sonography Canada
- ARDMS (optional)
- Current Registration with Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals - NSCMIRTP

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Minimum 1-2-year experience in a similar role performing echocardiograms. Additional experience is looked at as an **asset.**
- Has previous experience working with GE.
- Ability to work independently and with a team of health professionals.
- Is experienced and proficient in digital image acquisition, study interpretation, and report generation.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Welcomes the patient with a positive and friendly attitude.
- Ensures all patient information is correct in Ultrasound machine and EMR software.
- Educates patient on procedure and explains the process to patient. Answers any questions the patient may have for the procedure.
- Follows the appropriate patient preparation to ensure comfort and safety of the patient.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Performs high quality diagnostic ultrasound testing.
- Takes the time that is required to ensure excellent image quality is captured.
- Captures and provides accurate data to help the reporting Cardiologist with the diagnosis and treatment of the patients.
- Complete a general preliminary report for the Cardiologist.
- Transfer images from the Diagnostic Ultrasound Machine to a cloud-based Software for Cardiologist interpretation.
- Work directly with the reporting Cardiologist.
- Able to perform up to 4 echocardiograms in a day. If able to do more, it is looked at as an asset.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Experience**:

- Echo Tech: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person