MEDICAL IMAGING - ECHO CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASONOGRAPHER

About the role

The Cardiovascular Ultrasound Tech performs high-quality cardiac and vascular ultrasound procedures requiring ingenuity, initiative, and independent judgment. They must follow department policies, procedures, and protocols to provide quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic echocardiography procedures including 2-D, M-Mode, and Doppler in Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiograms.
• Promptly and accurately compile exam documentation and technical worksheet for physician interpretation.
• Provides preliminary technical information as applicable.
• Documents appropriate patient information necessary for exam interpretation and patient care.
• Affords technical quality assessment of exams before giving them to the Cardiologist; performs repeats as necessary.
• Answers questions and provides information to center customers, including nursing staff, physicians, and the general public on Cardiovascular Sonography procedures, Ultrasonography anatomy and physiology, and patient safety practices.
• Troubleshoots technical problems and collaborates with vendors to resolve issues.
• Maintains flexibility as the department grows, accepting additional responsibilities as requested by the department director.
• Provides coverage for hospital patients and emergent patients. Conducts portable tests in patient rooms when necessary.
• Participates in hospital shared duties for call coverage for the facility.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma.
• Current ARDMS (American Registry Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) Credentials in RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer) or Current CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) Credentials in RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer).
• Must hold or obtain current BLS.
• Experience: 6 months as a Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound Technologist in a hospital or cardiologist office, or Ultrasound School. New graduates with 3 months of hospital Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound experience under the supervision of an experienced Cardiac and Vascular Sonographer.