Cardiac Sonographer, Cardiology, Per Diem

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    "description": "<h2>Overview</h2>\n<strong>You Matter Here!</strong> Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter! \n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Hours:  Per Diem, Day Shift, Monday - Friday, Occasional Holidays</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Hourly Rate: $38.00-$50.14 per hour.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer</strong></p>We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p>\n<p> </p>Under the direction of the Lead Echo Tech, incumbent is responsible for assisting with patient care and medical office clinical support. Clinical duties include: Recording patient health information, vitals, rooming patients, Echocardiograms including Stress Echocardiograms, TEE, and Electrocardiograms.\n<h2>Responsibilities</h2>\n<strong>Essential Functions</strong>\n<ul>\n <li>Introduces self and identifies patient using 2 forms of ID. 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