Echo Vascular Technician (1.0 FTE/Days)
About The Position
The Echo Vascular Technician performs cardiac ultrasound diagnostic tests for infant through adult patients in accordance with physician orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care. Work may include transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), assistance with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), stress echocardiograms (SE), and assistance with intracardiac echocardiograms (ICE). The role also performs vascular ultrasound examinations, including venous duplex and mapping studies, carotid, renal, thoracic and abdominal aortic, arterial extremity, transcranial Doppler, and arterial segmental pressure examinations. Services may be provided in multiple hospital departments, including operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories, and occasionally at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics. The technician cleans and checks equipment, responds to emergency callbacks, supports patient safety, prepares preliminary reports and images, and participates in continuous performance improvement activities. The position is based at Franciscan Health Munster Campus in Munster, Indiana. Travel is never or rarely required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Current Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) or Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) credential from the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
- Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) credential from the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in Echocardiography.
- Associate degree in a Vascular Program of study.
- One year of experience as a Vascular Technologist.
Responsibilities
- Clean equipment, including transducers and TEE probes, and perform electrical leakage testing according to infection-control policies.
- Respond to emergency callbacks within the designated timeframe and in accordance with departmental policy.
- Maintain and troubleshoot equipment; notify clinical engineering and management of issues and perform minor calibration as permitted by protocol or policy.
- Perform arterial segmental pressure examinations, prepare reports, and document results.
- Perform exercise vascular examinations using a treadmill according to established protocols.
- Obtain required stress echocardiogram views, including post-exercise views routinely within 60 seconds after exercise ends.
- Promote patient safety by inspecting TEE probes, confirming completion of leakage tests, and positioning patients appropriately.
- Participate in the department’s Continuous Performance Improvement program, including professional evaluation of personal and peer work.
- Perform TTE, TEE, and stress echocardiograms according to departmental policies and protocols, obtaining required and additional views as needed for diagnostic studies.
- Prepare echo and vascular images and data in a preliminary report in the designated reporting system, such as cardiology PACS or an EMR, before physician review.
- Perform echocardiograms and vascular examinations for patients from infancy through geriatrics, addressing age-specific needs and relevant clinical considerations.
- Perform vascular duplex examinations, including carotid, abdominal aorta, renal artery, extremity, venous duplex, and venous mapping studies.
Benefits
- Eligible employees receive comprehensive benefit offerings; details are available in the benefits section of the company career site.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
