Cardiac Ultrasound Specialist

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Performs all Cardiac Ultrasound examinations ranging from the routine to the highly specialized. Performance of the examination requires proper alignment and position of the patient.
• Sets up and adjusts all equipment and manually maneuvers the transducer to perform the exam.
• Independently performs specialized cardiac ultrasound examinations including but not limited to: Transthoracic Echo; Stress Echo; Transesophageal Echo; Dobutamine studies to provoke a higher velocity in aortic valve stenosis to determine the need for valve replacement.
• Performs diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency shift recordings using M-mode, 2-D, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler spectral display and color flow Doppler imaging.
• Knows and understand the principles of ultrasound and the highly specialized ultrasound equipment to approve the acceptability or rejec...