Echocardiology Technologist

Supervises: None

Internal and external contacts

Medical Staff, hospital Staff, ancillary personnel, Nursing Staff, patients and their family members, and sales representatives, all people associated with LRH, and other hospitals.

Qualifications

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) with CCI or within one year of eligibility. Must have at least 3 years experience performing echocardiograms. Experience with intravenous access preferred, or to be obtained within 90 days of employment. BCLS certification required, ACLS certification recommended.

Experience/Specialized Skills

• Performance
• Description: 1. The employee must introduce him/herself to the patient. Obtain a brief history on why the patient has come to the echo lab to have this examination. The employee must explain procedure to the patient. 2. Perform echocardiograms according to established procedures. The employee must evaluate pictures and reposition the probe and or patient to get the best possible images for physician interpretation. The employee must be able to recognize arrhythmias and implications of specific cardiac and related diagnoses to obtain optimal studies and operate complex equipment accordingly. 3. Assist physicians in Transesophageal, exercise stress echocardiograms, and Dobutamine stress echocardiograms. 4. Measure, edit, and perform a preliminary interpretation report of all performed echocardiography procedures. Enter data into computer; distinguish between normal and abnormal findings and review them with a physician with LRH approved privileges for reading of Echocardiography. 5. Maintain and order all necessary clinical and/or office supplies for the Echo Lab 6. Must keep up to date with the latest developments in the field of Echocardiography by way of literature and/or conferences. 7. Keep Echo equipment in proper working order, including scheduling preventive maintenance as per industry standards 8. Responsible for performing all requirements for ICAEL accreditation to include quality assurance. 9. May meet with vendors to review cost containment and service contracts, evaluate potential equipment purchases per MD preferences and/or recommended guidelines 10. Maintain service contract requirements and schedule service for Echo related equipment as necessary 11. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Required Education/Course(s)/Training

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) with CCI or within one year of eligibility. Must have at least 3 years experience performing echocardiograms. Experience with intravenous access preferred, or to be obtained within 90 days of employment. BCLS certification required, ACLS certification recommended

Preferred Certification/Registration

Specialized certifications specifically for echo technicians include the Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer certification from ARDMS

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk, hear, taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, have the ability to adjust focus, and be able to work in dim lit areas for long periods of time.

Work environment

Works in a clean, well-lighted and ventilated area. Is subject to communicable diseases and disagreeable orders occasionally; Is subject to radiation exposure, electrical hazards, and toxic and/or teratogenic substances occasionally. May be subject to environmental changes.