Pediatric Cardiac Sonographer - Children's Hospital of Richmond - Days
VCU Health
Full-timeIn person
Posted
Oct 31, 2026
Closes
Jan 29, 2027
Job Description
Pediatric Cardiac Sonographer - Children's Hospital of Richmond - Days
Skills & Competencies
Skills relevant to this opportunity
Image quality assessment — evaluate real-time sonographic displays independently, adjusting gain, depth, and focal zones to ensure diagnostic-grade images during routine examinations.
Multi-region scanning — operate ultrasound equipment across abdominal, pelvic, and vascular protocols with limited oversight, adapting transducer selection to patient body habitus.
Patient positioning optimization — modify patient angles and probe placement based on anatomy and clinical indication to obtain the best diagnostic windows in a busy outpatient imaging center.
Oral and written technical reporting — compile clear, organized summaries of sonographic findings and transmit them accurately to referring physicians within established turnaround times.
Scope-of-exam judgment — recognize incidental findings during routine scans and determine, using departmental guidelines, whether additional image planes or structures should be evaluated.
Pathology differentiation — distinguish common pathological presentations from normal anatomy on screen, selecting representative images that document clinically significant differences.
