Medical Instrument Technician - Echocardiography

About the role

The Echocardiograph Technician incorporates the causes and results of a variety of symptoms and conditions into a plan of ultrasonic diagnostic examination. Echocardiograph Technician changes and develops sounding techniques to accommodate such variables as limited patient mobility, variation in physical condition or dimension of the patient, presence of prosthesis or foreign objects, and ultrasonic response of different body parts.

Responsibilities

• Performs all Cardiac Ultrasound examinations ranging from the routine to the highly specialized.
• Independently performs specialized cardiac ultrasound examinations including but not limited to: Transthoracic Echo; Stress Echo; Transesophageal Echo; Dobutamine studies to provoke a higher velocity in aortic valve stenosis to determine the need for valve replacement.
• Produces diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency shift recordings using M-mode, two-dimensional, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler spectral display, and color flow Doppler imaging.
• Manages and supervises employees, provides staff development and training, and communicates effectively and professionally with employees at varying grade levels.
• Adapts transducer positioning, instrument controls, and examination techniques to the individual patient being studied and the problem being evaluated, recognizing pertinent abnormalities and documenting abnormal findings.

Requirements

Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Must be proficient in ultrasound principles and techniques, and possess the necessary certifications (RCS/RDCS).

Qualifications

At least 1 year experience comparable to the next lower grade level, which is directly related to the duties of the position to be filled, and must fully meet the KSAs at that level. Must demonstrate the following technical KSAs and the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designated by an asterisk (*):

• Knowledge of the more complex examination and treatment procedures and techniques in order to provide training and supervision in these procedures, to evaluate and initiate performance improvement projects, and to write policies, procedures, and protocols, that pertain to Echocardiography.
• Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with employees at varying grade levels.
• Ability to manage and supervise employees.
• Ability to provide, or provide for, staff development and training.

Skills

Knowledge of normal echocardiographic findings and deviations produced by a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases. Ability to perform complex procedures such as cardiac studies of the four chambers of the heart and valves using sector scanning techniques to detect stenotic and incompetent valves, chamber enlargement, and pericardial effusion and cardiovascular studies deriving pressure gradients across obstructed valves, etc. Ability to perform complementary ultrasonic examinations (including noninvasive) transthoracic, Bubble studies and contrast echocardiography, (invasive) stress echocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography. Ability to adapt transducer positioning, instrument controls, and examination techniques to the individual patient being studied and the problem being evaluated including recognizing pertinent abnormalities and documenting abnormal findings.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm PST