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Hours:

Shift Start Time:

7 AM

Shift End Time:

3:30 PM

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$53.570 - $69.120 - $77.410

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

This position was originally posted to ratified SEIU members from 1/21/26 – 1/29/26. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.

What You Will Do
The Cardiac Sonographer is a highly skilled healthcare professional responsible for performing diagnostic ultrasound examinations of the heart, with a specialized focus on neonatal and fetal patients. This role requires advanced knowledge of pediatric and prenatal cardiac anatomy, physiology, and pathology, as well as proficiency in operating sophisticated echocardiographic equipment. The cardiac sonographer collaborates closely with pediatric cardiologists, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, and other healthcare providers to acquire high-quality images that aid in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart conditions. The position demands precision, compassion, and the ability to work effectively in high-stress environments such as neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Required Qualifications

• Other Satisfactory completion of a formal Cardiovascular Technology training program in an AMA approved school and meets the requirement of an appropriate State and/or Federal mandated certification or equivalent.
• 1 Year experience performing echocardiography procedures.
• Experience performing echocardiography procedures on neonatal patients.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 50 neonatal echocardiograms performed without supervision.
• Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International -PREFERRED

Other Qualification Requirements

• Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) specialty from American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) - REQUIRED

Essential Functions

• Customer Service
  Ensures work related discussions are professional and limited to private areas. Consistently communicates in a positive and timely manner with all customers.
  Utilizes active listening practices and acknowledges and accepts customer's feelings and perceptions as valid.
  Demonstrates teamwork, cooperation and responsiveness.
  When dealing with multiple priorities at the same time, assures customers that they will be attended to as soon as possible.
  Customer satisfaction surveys are 90% overall.
• Department Improvement
  Supports and may facilitate departmental performance improvement initiatives.
  Identifies problems and implements appropriate actions to improve departmental operations and/or quality of care.
  Trains new employees and students, as requested.
  Provides on going educational support to work group with documentation of attendees.
  Provides written recommendations for cost reduction and department improvements.
  Ensures cleanliness and adequate stocking in exam and work areas.
  Demonstrates flexibility and is responsive to department staffing needs.
  Attends and actively participates in departmental in-services and management meetings.
  Monitors completion of assigned staff duties.
• Patient Care
  Monitors and evaluates exam quality and procedures.
  Checks/completes patient name bands, physician orders, consent forms and prescriptions.
  Follows department/hospital infection control guidelines.
  Explains procedure to patient prior to exam.
  Assures physical and psychological patient needs are met.
  Initiates proper response to emergent situations.
  Demonstrates knowledge of patient care standards.
• Produce High Quality Exams
  Understands and applies appropriate imaging techniques to achieve the highest quality study attainable.
  Performs exams and positions according to department imaging, cardiac, or vascular ultrasound protocols.
  Labels and identifies studies correctly using legal marker set.
  Uses imaging equipment proficiently.
  Uses imaging agents (contrast) according to protocol.
  Performs routine and special procedure exams as assigned.
• Safety
  Submits completed safety test by scheduled deadline with 100% score.
  Practices proper body mechanics 100% of the time.
  Reports and corrects observed safety hazards immediately.
  Reports any work related injury to self or staff immediately and completes appropriate paperwork.
  Adheres to universal precautions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to independently perform neonatal echocardiograms according to department guidelines.
• Knowledge of procedures on specific patient population.
• Effective interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Other; Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International; AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association