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Are you ready to bring your expert clinical skills to a world-class facility recognized as top ten in the country for cardiology? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient happiness? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you.Â
The Smidt Heart Institute is home to a distinguished team of experts who are setting the bar for cardiovascular care in the United States.
The Institute unites 16 centers and programs to diagnose and treat the full spectrum of heart and vascular conditions for all patients, from infants to those with advanced disease. Compassionate care is integrated with an agile research enterprise, giving patients access to pioneering treatments.
You can look forward to collaborating with our world-class faculty and physicians. We aim to provide deep knowledge across all specialties, including transplantation, stem cell therapy, congenital heart disease, women’s heart health, valve disorders, arrhythmia and hypertension.
What will you be doing in this role?
As a Pediatric/Congenital Sonographer, you will assist in all echocardiograms performed in the Non-Invasive Cardiac Laboratory (Echo) for the pediatric and adult congenital cardiac population. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the fetal echocardiography laboratory. You will provide support to outpatient and inpatient services, operating suite and catheterization lab for efficient operations. In this role you will be expected to:
- Provide a safe patient care environment.
- Have responsibility and accountability for performing transthoracic echocardiograms using state of the art ultrasound equipment to diagnosis and manage cardiac conditions.
- Assist cardiologists in the acquisition of transesophageal, intracardiac and epicardial echocardiograms.
- Consistently demonstrate proficiency in the performance of all procedures and competency in the use of all related ultrasound equipment and computers.
- Be an active participant in departmental and performance improvement activities and mentor other staff. Collect/document data to meet clinical, financial, and regulatory requirements.
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
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