ECHO Technologist

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

14h•$37 - $63•Onsite

About The Position

The Echo Technologist oversees technical procedures, patient care and work flows in the echocardiography laboratory. Perform a full range of cardiac diagnostic testing. Assist performing physicians and sonographers in providing high quality echocardiographic exams.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Sonography or Certificate of Completion in a Related Field
Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
Point of Care Testing
1+ years of Previous healthcare work experience
Positive attitude and proven willingness to assess and improve work environment.
Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks while coordinating patient flow.

Nice To Haves

Cross-trains to other divisions of CV Services.

Responsibilities

Performs routine and complex echocardiographic sonography imaging procedures following departmental guidelines.
Demonstrates acceptable imaging quality standards by critiquing positioning, technical factors and alignment. Reviews patient data for accuracy, quality and completeness.
Documents accurately and completely.
Cross-trains to other divisions of CV Services.
Administers contrast when needed and not contraindicated.
Completes documentation of studies performed and charges in Epic as well as complete preliminary info in Xcelera system for Physician reading.
Is included in a rotation of call thru the week and on weekends with other Team members.
Is Team minded and provides compassionate care and quality studies to our community of patients.
Performs all forms of Echo testing (Exercise Stress; Dobutamine stress; Echoes; Pediatric echoes; Tranesophageal echoes) in a timely fashion.
Seeks to advance their knowledge in all aspects of Echo with an open mind to constructive learning and teaching.
Performs only those CLIA tests that are authorized by the laboratory director and require a degree of skill commensurate with the individual's education, training or experience, and technical abilities.
Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
Follow the laboratory's established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify the technical consultant, clinical consultant or director.