Registered Echo Technician (PRN/Days)

Franciscan Alliance, Inc.•Michigan City, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Echo Technician II provides cardiac ultrasound diagnostic tests for infant through adult patients in accordance with physician orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care. Exams may include transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), assistance with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), stress echocardiograms (SE), and intra-cardiac echocardiograms (ICE) as required. Services may be performed in various hospital departments, including operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories, as well as at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics. The technician cleans and decontaminates equipment and transducers, maintains and troubleshoots equipment, responds to emergency callbacks, and participates in department performance-improvement activities. The role also includes preparing images and preliminary data for physician review, recording required measurements, and ensuring patient safety during testing. Travel is required. Franciscan Health is a healthcare organization with 11 ministries and access points across Indiana. It describes its mission as providing high-quality care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. Eligible employees receive comprehensive benefits; details are available on the company career site.

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) certification 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 degree in Echocardiography.

Responsibilities

Provide cardiac ultrasound diagnostic tests according to physician orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care for infant to adult patients.
Perform transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), and stress echocardiograms (SE); assist with TEE procedures and perform intra-cardiac echocardiograms (ICE) as required.
Provide services in hospital departments, including operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories, and at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics.
Clean equipment and perform transducer and TEE cleaning and electrical leakage testing according to infection-control policies.
Respond to emergency callbacks within the timeframe established by departmental policy.
Maintain and troubleshoot equipment, alert clinical engineering and management staff to equipment issues, and perform minor calibration according to protocol or policy.
Participate in the department Continuous Performance Improvement program, including professional evaluation of own work and peers’ work.
Obtain required and additional diagnostic views when performing echocardiograms in accordance with department policies and protocols.
Prepare images and data in a preliminary report in the designated cardiology PACS or EMR system before physician review.
Inspect TEE probes, confirm leakage testing is complete, and position patients properly to ensure safety.
Record required 2-D, M-mode, and advanced measurements according to policy and protocol.
Obtain required stress echocardiogram views quickly and efficiently, routinely capturing post-exercise views within 60 seconds after exercise ends.
Travel as required.