Echocardiographic Technician

Job Specific Information:

Location/locations: Saint Joseph, Niles and Watervliet
Shift Time: Variable
Hours: start times could range from 7, 730 or 8am - variable
Shift length: 8 hours - 36hr guarantee
Weekend rotation: Every 4th or 5th weekend
On Call: Yes
Required certifications: Certified / Credentialed Echo program (RDCS or RCS)
Scrub Color: Burgundy

Job Description:

Job Summary:

• Performs a variety of cardiac testing including, stress, transesophageal, transthoracic, dobutamine stress echocardiograms and others as indicated (ICE, 3D, strain, specialty and fetal echocardiograms); calculates acquired data and prepares study for medical staff interpretation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews patient chart and selects most appropriate procedural methodology.
• Performs ultrasound tests appropriate for patient specific morphology and pathology.
• Performs calculations per protocol, uses critical thinking skills to assess validity of calculations.
• Documents exam performance in electronic medical record, on hospital financial system.
• Attends departmental staff, educational, and informational meetings. Participates as required in various workgroups, quality assurance (QA) meetings, and team building sessions.
• Informs patients, significant others and members of the health care team about procedures, equipment being utilized and other related activities as appropriate.
• Calculates acquired data, prepares materials for medical staff interpretation.
• Actively demonstrates ongoing continuous education efforts in field of Cardiac Sonography and demonstrates professional commitment by membership in local and national Sonography Society.

Education:

• Associate's Degree – from an accredited ultrasound program or equivalent.

Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Producted through schooling training and experience related to echo including in two-dimensional, doppler, color doppler, transesophageal echocardiology (TEE), transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), stress echo and understanding of complex congenital heart disease and surgical repairs.
• 3 years of relevant experience - in two-dimensional, doppler, color doppler, transesophageal echocardiology (TEE), transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), stress echos and understanding of complex congenital heart disease and surgical repairs.

Licenses/Certifications:

• CRT-Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, Registered (RDCS) - ARDMS American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography Upon Hire Required Or CRT-Cardiac Sonographer, Registered (RCS) - UNKNOWN Upon Hire.
• Required Or CRT-Pediatric Echocardiography (PE) - ARDMS American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography HDVCH Upon Hire Required.
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days Required Or CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - client 90 Days Required.