Your job is more than a job.
You bring curiosity, dedication, and a strong sense of purpose to your work. You’re confident in your technical skills—but you also understand that the best outcomes happen when collaboration and patient-centered care come first.
In our Echo Lab, you’ll do more than perform studies—you’ll be part of a highly specialized cardiovascular team. You’ll work alongside cardiologists, Cath Lab, and Operating Room teams to support a growing structural heart program, helping guide care in real time. Every study matters. Every interaction counts. Every patient is someone’s family member.
This role is for the sonographer who:
We’re looking for someone who approaches each case with curiosity, accountability, and heart—someone who treats every patient as if they were their own.
In our department, your voice matters. Your expertise is respected. Your growth is supported. You’ll be part of a collaborative; forward-thinking team committed to clinical excellence and continuous improvement.
If you’re looking to grow your skills, work with advanced imaging technology, and make a meaningful impact every day—we’d love to have you on our team.
GENERAL DUTIES
Demonstrates proficiency and quality in performing the technical aspects of Diagnostic Ultrasound with and according to department policy and procedure:
Performs echocardiograms and vascular studies within the scope training and experience. Expands the scope of examination according to any abnormalities. Selects the appropriate transducers and settings for examinations.
Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiogram and stress echocardiograms.
Maintains records of all procedures performed and archives patient examinations.
Patient Safety:
Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
Inspects the ultrasound equipment daily to ensure it is operating effectively.
Reports any malfunctions through the proper reporting method in a timely manner.
Identifies the patient and procedure to be performed in accordance with the JCAHO standards.
Departmental Responsibilities:
Examines rooms and equipment are cleaned and maintained between patients.
Monitors and notifies the proper personnel when supplies are needed.
Customer Service:
Prepares preliminary reports and contacts referring physicians when required, according to established procedures.
Coordinates with other staff to assure appropriate patient care is provided.
Assumes responsibility for the safety and well-being of all patients in the Sonography area/department.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Eligible for registry with American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing Institute.
Basic Life Support Health Care Provider American Heart Association
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.
Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.
Your extras
• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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