Registered Echo Technician (PRN/Days)

Franciscan Alliance•Michigan City, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Echo Technician II provides cardiac ultrasound diagnostic tests in accordance with physician orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care for infant through adult patients. Procedures may include transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), assistance with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), stress echocardiograms (SE), and intra-cardiac echocardiograms (ICE) as required. The technician may work in multiple hospital departments, including operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories, as well as satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics. The role involves performing and documenting diagnostic studies, supporting patient safety, maintaining and cleaning equipment, responding to emergency callbacks, and participating in departmental performance-improvement activities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One of the following credentials: Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMEDSON) through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography; or RCS1 through Cardiovascular Credentialing International.
Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited echocardiography program with 800 clinical hours.
One year of experience working as an echo sonographer.
Associate's degree in Echocardiography.

Responsibilities

Clean equipment, transducers, and TEE probes, and perform electrical leakage testing in accordance with infection-control policies.
Respond to emergency callbacks within the timeframe specified by departmental policy.
Maintain and troubleshoot equipment, notify clinical engineering and management of equipment issues, and perform minor calibration according to protocol or policy.
Participate in the department's Continuous Performance Improvement program and related activities, including professional evaluation of personal work and peers' work.
Perform TTE, TEE, and stress echocardiograms according to department policies and protocols, obtaining required and additional views needed for diagnostic studies.
Prepare images and data in a preliminary report in the designated reporting system, such as cardiology PACS or an EMR, before physician review.
Promote patient safety by inspecting TEE probes, confirming completion of leakage tests, and positioning patients properly for testing.
Record required 2-D and M-mode measurements, as well as advanced measurements required by policy and protocol.
Obtain required stress echocardiogram views efficiently, including post-exercise views routinely within 60 seconds after exercise ends.
Provide services in hospital departments and, as needed, at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics.