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UofL Health - Louisville, KY
posted about 1 month ago
About the position
The Echocardiography Technician performs a variety of cardiac ultrasound procedures at a technical level that does not require direct supervision. This role involves conducting exams as requested by ordering physicians and adhering to the guidelines set by the standards of the Diagnostic Imaging Department. The technician is responsible for determining and documenting the presence, location, and severity or absence of cardiac disease, providing a quantitative comparison for evaluating the stability, improvement, and deterioration of cardiac conditions.
Responsibilities
- Obtain and record patient identification.
- Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
- Prepare and position patients for testing.
- Attach electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the echo machine to obtain a reading for timing of cardiac cycle, for measurement purposes.
- Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
- Perform 2-dimensional, m-mode, color Doppler and pulsed wave/continuous Doppler echocardiograms on patients in our Elizabethtown KY office at least 2 Mondays (or Tuesdays) per month.
- Recognize and provide detailed exams of specific heart defects during the study.
- Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities.
- Observe video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
- Provide obtained measurements of 2-D, color Doppler & pulsed wave/continuous Doppler.
- After physician interprets, type & chart report.
- Clean, check and maintain cardiology equipment.
Requirements
- Must be registered with American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or CCI in Pediatric or Adult Echocardiography with completion of certification within one year of employment.
- Graduate of a program in Echocardiography approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association or documented equivalent education, experience and training.
- Previous experience performing pediatric echocardiography procedures preferred.
