Echocardiography Technologist 2 - $10K SIGN ON BONUS
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville Metropolitan Area · 2 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
Job Summary
Acquires echocardiographic data using transthoracic transducer acquisition with the patient at rest under the supervision and/or direction of a physician. Work includes morphologic imaging, assessment of myocardial function, recording of hemodynamic parameters, visualization of blood flow. May perform stress echocardiographic testing under the direction of a physician. May perform and administer contrast imaging under the direction of a physician.
Key Responsibilities
- Applies broad range of skills to ensure exam is completed timely and meets quality and compliance standards.
- Provides appropriate Echo testing process to patients, staff and self according to prescribed safety standards.
- Gathers echocardiographic diagnostic images for all patients including the clinically complex patients.
- Communicates findings to the Healthcare Team including recognition of abnormal studies.
- Affords assistance in the orientation and training of new staff.
Technical Capabilities
- Compliance (Novice): Can explain and apply basic statutory instructions in normal situations on the job. Understands the principles upon which the rules and regulations are based. Appropriately escalates problems relating to rules and regulations in timely and effective manner.
- Patient Documentation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient documentation in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
- Echocardiography Technology (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the use of echocardiography technology in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
- Diagnostic Equipment (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the use of diagnostic tools in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Core Accountabilities
- Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
- Problem Solving/Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
- Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
- Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Core Capabilities
- Serving Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
- Solving Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
- Offering Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
- Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work; Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
- Ensuring Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
- Fulfilling Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
- Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability; Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
- Stewarding Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
- Making Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
- Generating New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
- Applying Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
- Adapting to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
Position Qualifications
- Responsibilities: Certifications: LIC-Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer
- Licenses/Others: Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: 3 years Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program