Job Description
Job Description:
Join our accomplished Cardiovascular Team in Brainerd, MN as an As Needed/PRN Echocardiography Technologist. St. Josephs Medical Center is a 162-bed hospital and Level III Trauma Center with a 24-hour emergency room. We take pride in bringing a wide range of services to residents and visitors of the Brainerd, Minnesota area.St. Joseph’s is home to the Marilyn Covey Heart & Vascular Center and the St. Joseph’s Cancer Center. You’ll find us next to the Mississippi River in a setting that promotes good health and healing. As one of Essentia Health’s Catholic facilities, we strive to provide holistic healing for all human life.In this role you will get to:Performs a variety of echocardiographic studies in the echo lab, patient care units, procedural units, or surgical setting for patients. Will provide measurement and image data to the Cardiologists for interpretation. The Echo Technologist may also perform other cardiovascular tests as required by Essentia Health Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Lab.
Education Qualifications:
No educational requirements.
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
Current registration as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS), OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International. New hire technologists must be registry eligible and become registered within 6 months of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 1 month of hire or transfer.
Must meet the driving requirements and criteria acceptable to Essentia Health 's insurer.
This position includes a total sign on bonus of $5,000.00.
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Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of 13,500 employees, including more than 2,100 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve our patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.
Essentia Health, which includes many Catholic facilities, is guided by the values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship and Teamwork. The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 14 hospitals, 70 clinics, six long-term care facilities, three assisted living facilities, three independent living facilities, five ambulance services and one research institute.
Essentia Health is accredited as a level 3 Accountable Care Organization, the highest level of certification possible, by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
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Be a part of an organization that invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications for our Echocardiography Technologist / Echo Tech!
Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Location: St Josephs Medical Center
Shift Rotation: Day Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start/End: 0730/1600
Hours Per Pay Period: 0
Compensation Range: $39.68 - $59.52 / hour
Union:FTE: 0
Weekends: call on weekends, call on holidays
Call Obligations: 1
Sign On Bonus: