Echocardiographer- Casual

Job Overview

• Fairview Health Services is hiring a casual Echocardiographer to join our Electrocardiology team at our UMMC East Bank location in Mpls, MN.
• The Echocardiographer performs non-invasive cardiac diagnostic imaging using ultrasound technology to aid the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases.
• Job Responsibilities: As an Echocardiographer, you will be responsible for: Performing various echocardiograms according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Transthoracic echocardiograms.
• Exercise and pharmacological echocardiograms.
• Utilizes contrast agents for echocardiograms as needed.
• Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms.
• Prepares echocardiogram for interpretation including accurate preliminary report.
• Participating in quality assurance activities per ICAEL and laboratory standards.
• Attends required Q.A. meetings.
• Participates in quality improvement programs.
• Correlation studies.
• Required continuing medical education (CME).
• Participates in research studies as needed.
• Completing various clerical and departmental tasks for efficient departmental operations.
• Completes patient registration.
• Replenish laboratory supplies as needed.
• Clean echo cart and room after each use.
• Copies and prepare DVD/CD/tapes for outside interpretation/use.
• Meeting all role-related and age-specific competencies.
• Demonstrating ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
• Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
• Communicates in a respective manner.
• Ensures a safe, secure environment.
• Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
• Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
• Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
• Required Qualifications: License/Certification/Registration BLS Certification Additional Requirements (to be obtained within 1 year of hire) Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography; OR Registered Cardiac Sonography (RCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)