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Unit Summary

Step into a job that opens countless doors. As one of Canada’s largest and most diverse hospitals, we’re providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS. We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. Hamilton Health Sciences is a hospital system of 18,000 staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers that proudly serves south central Ontario residents. We also provide specialized, advanced care to people from across the province.

McMaster Children’s Hospital, located in Hamilton’s west-end, is the second largest children’s hospital in Canada. We are home to the fastest-growing kids-only emergency department in Ontario, one of Canada’s most advanced neonatal intensive care units, and a range of programs and clinics with unique expertise in a number of areas including children’s cancer, digestive diseases, and mental health. The Diabetes-Endocrine service supports patient care in the areas of the pediatric emergency department, inpatients and the outpatient clinics.

Position Summary

The Pediatric Cardiology Clinic - 2G Pediatric Echocardiography Lab provides echocardiography services for all children in McMaster Children's Hospital, as well as outpatient referrals from the region. The service settings include the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Level 2 Nursery, 3B, 3C, 3Y, 3Z, Emergency Department and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The echocardiography service is dynamic and fast-paced, providing specialized acute care for children in a family-centered environment. This position is a Pediatric Echocardiography. The current facility has >2,500 studies per year, including fetal, newborn, pediatric, and adolescent patients.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday to Friday, days. Evenings and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Registered with College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario (CMRITO)

• Registration in Pediatric Echocardiography is preferred

• Current (Cardiac) credentialed member of Sonography Canada and/or ARDMS

• Minimum one (1) year of recent experience (in the last two years) in pediatric echocardiography with neonates, infants and children

• Demonstrated skills in performing fetal, neonatal and pediatric echocardiograms

• Knowledge of normal and abnormal cardiac structure and function

• Knowledge of common congenital heart anomalies and their pathophysiologic consequences

• Familiarity with current echocardiography machine and probe technology

• Ability to supervise and train other echocardiography sonographers

• Advanced level of responsibility including triaging and prioritizing of studies

• Advanced skill in performing complex studies independently

• Demonstrated ability to obtain statistical data for analysis

• Knowledge of performance of echocardiography studies in stressful situations with critically/chronically ill children

• Commitment to ongoing professional education and upgrading of skills

• Familiarity and experience with specialized procedures (trans esophageal echocardiography and fetal echocardiography)

Guidelines

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.