ECHO Tech Registered
About The Position
The Registered ECHO Tech provides specialized cardiovascular care while maintaining patient safety and comfort. The role includes performing and reviewing baseline patient assessments, evaluating patient responses to diagnostic cardiac procedures, and accurately performing echocardiograms and specialized testing. The technologist operates, maintains, and troubleshoots diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular equipment, monitors patients throughout procedures, and communicates unusual results or responses to the primary health care team. The position also requires adapting explanations to patients’ and families’ level of understanding and maintaining skills through quality improvement activities, in-services, ongoing education, and staff meetings. The position is based at St. Thomas More Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Canon City, Colorado. The hospital provides emergency and trauma services, inpatient and intensive care, maternity and nursery services, diagnostic imaging, surgical services, rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary services, sleep studies, infusion and wound care, and other community health services.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s degree in Cardiovascular Technology, Ultrasound, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy, or Nursing, or graduation from a programmatically accredited cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) program.
- One year of experience in cardiac ultrasound.
Responsibilities
- Perform accurate and thorough echocardiograms as ordered by a physician.
- Perform specialized testing using computer-assisted devices, including TEE, stress echocardiography, and pharmacological stress echocardiography.
- Recognize unusual results or patient responses and promptly inform the primary health care team to support patient safety and outcomes.
- Maintain a high skill level through participation in CQI, in-services, ongoing education, and attendance at 80% of staff meetings.
- Promptly troubleshoot and correct recording instrument malfunctions or unusual patient problems that interfere with recordings.
- Adjust explanations and approach based on the patient’s or family’s level of understanding of the test procedure.
- Operate and maintain diagnostic and therapeutic equipment used for cardiovascular procedures.
- Monitor patient responses throughout procedures and maintain patient safety and comfort.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
