Pediatric and Fetal Echo Technician - Children's Heart Center

Duties

• Performs and interprets echocardiographic studies, including 2-D, M-mode, Doppler, stress, fetal, and assists with transesophageal echocardiograms.
• Notifies physicians of urgent results and prepares preliminary reports.
• Maintains records and ensures accurate charge capture for echo studies.
• Affords assistance in additional patient care tasks.
• Available for on-call duty, responsible for patient safety and communication with medical staff.

Qualifications

• ARDMS-RDCS (PE) or attainment within 6 months of hire (must have CCI until ARDMS is attained).
• Pediatric/Fetal echo tech experience preferred.
• Seniority Levels and requirements:
  • Technician: ARDMS-RDCS (PE) or attainment within 6 months of hire (must have CCI until ARDMS is attained).
  • Sr. Technician: ARDMS-RDCS (PE) and 3 years of Pediatric/Fetal echo tech experience required.
  • Principal Technician: ARDMS-RDCS (PE) and ARDMS-RDCS (FE), 7 years of Pediatric/Fetal echo tech experience required.
• Graduate of cardiac echocardiography technology program or registered under prior ARDMS certification rules – required.
• BCLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross – required.
• At least 2 years of Pediatric sonography experience – preferred.
• Ability to scan in appropriate fashion, depicting all views of areas consistent with appropriate diagnostic requirements for appropriate age of patient.
• Ability to detect lethal diagnostic information that should be considered emergent and communicate with the appropriate entities.
• Ability to push heavy equipment to do portable studies.
• Adheres to infection control initiatives as they pertain to the use of all equipment including TEE probes.