FT Echo Lab Technologist (days) - Penn Presbyterian

About the Role

This position involves performing highly skilled, specialized non-invasive tests to diagnose cardiological abnormalities. You will conduct M-Mode, 2-D, Doppler echocardiogram, and color flow Doppler studies in various settings including inpatient/outpatient laboratories, patient rooms, intensive care units, ER, and OR without physician supervision. The role includes collaborating with physicians, notifying attendings of critical findings, and assisting with transesophageal echocardiograms, exercise stress, and pharmacologic stress echocardiograms.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly skilled, specialized non-invasive tests to diagnose cardiological abnormalities and participates in research activities using sophisticated mechanical and electronic instruments and microcomputers.
• Helps arrange and prioritize schedules for patient echocardiography studies by reviewing orders and securing additional information from referring physicians when necessary.
• Conducts 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.
• Determines appropriate views, modifies studies according to cardiac abnormalities detected, conducts primary readings, and notifies attending physicians of EKG changes or Doppler/echo findings requiring immediate action.
• Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms performed under conscious sedation in the laboratory and in the OR.
• Performs exercise stress and pharmacologic stress echocardiograms.
• Provides coverage for Nuclear Cardiology Stress Testing as needed, including explaining tests to patients, interviewing for medical history, preparing patients, establishing IVs, and performing baseline EKGs.
• Reviews tracings and notes changes in heart rate and blood pressure during tests; takes blood pressure each minute during the test and recovery.
• Coordinates daily operation of the echo laboratory to ensure studies are performed with optimal quality, adjusting to the needs of the non-invasive cardiology department as directed by the manager.
• Maintains daily logs of all patients and assists managers with preparation of monthly statistics.
• Edits and copies videotapes, maintains files on tests performed, and creates teaching tapes.
• Marks all M-Mode echocardiography measurements on worksheets, completes demographic information accurately for each patient, logs each patient examined, and updates orders as needed.
• Performs minor maintenance on instruments, sterilizes and stores equipment, and performs daily assessment of Metricide sterilizing solution.

Requirements

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Required).
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) required.
• 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.