Echo Lab Technologist - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

About the Role

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC), part of Penn Medicine, is seeking an Echo Lab Technologist to join the Cardiac Ultrasound team. PPMC is the Philadelphia region’s top Level 1 Trauma Center, known for its medical accomplishments and commitment to patient care and community health. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside leading medical providers in a collaborative environment that values professional growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly skilled, specialized non-invasive tests to diagnose cardiological abnormalities, including M-Mode, 2-D, Doppler echocardiogram, and color flow Doppler studies in inpatient/outpatient laboratories, patient rooms, intensive care units, ER, and OR without physician supervision.
• Notify attending physicians of EKG changes or Doppler/echo findings requiring immediate action.
• Assist physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms performed under conscious sedation in the laboratory and OR.
• Perform exercise stress and pharmacologic stress echocardiograms.
• Provide coverage for Nuclear Cardiology Stress Testing as needed, including explaining tests to patients, interviewing for medical history, preparing patients, establishing IVs, performing baseline EKGs, and monitoring heart rate and blood pressure.
• Coordinate daily operations of the echo laboratory to ensure optimal quality of studies, adjusting to the needs of the non-invasive cardiology department as directed.
• Maintain daily logs of all patients and assist with monthly statistics preparation.
• Edit and copy videotapes, maintain files on tests performed, and create teaching tapes.
• Mark all M-Mode echocardiography measurements on worksheets, complete demographic information for each patient, log each patient examined, and update orders as needed.
• Perform minor maintenance on instruments, sterilize and store equipment, and assess Metricide sterilizing solution daily.
• Participate in research activities using sophisticated mechanical and electronic instruments and microcomputers.
• Help arrange and prioritize schedules for patient echocardiography studies by reviewing orders and securing additional information from referring physicians when necessary.

Requirements

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) required, or registry eligible within one year.
• High School Diploma or GED (Required).

Benefits

Penn Medicine offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program, including one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. The organization is committed to employee health and well-being, providing programs to help employees get healthy and stay healthy.