Echo Vascular Technician (1.0 FTE/Days)

Franciscan Alliance•Munster, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Echo Vascular Technician performs cardiac ultrasound diagnostic tests in accordance with physician orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care for patients from infancy through adulthood. Cardiac exams may include transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), assistance with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), and stress echocardiograms (SE). The role also assists with intracardiac echocardiograms (ICE) and performs a range of vascular ultrasound exams, including venous duplex and mapping studies, carotid, renal, aortic, arterial extremity, and transcranial Doppler exams, as well as arterial segmental pressure exams. Services may be provided in different hospital departments, including operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories, and occasionally at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics. The technician cleans and maintains equipment, responds to emergency callbacks, prepares preliminary images and reports, and supports patient safety and continuous performance improvement. The role requires attention to patients’ age-specific needs and clinical condition. The position is listed as 1.0 FTE and days at Franciscan Health Munster Campus in Munster, Indiana. Franciscan Health describes itself as a healthcare organization focused on compassionate, comprehensive patient care and community health.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
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

Provide cardiac ultrasound diagnostic tests according to physician orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care.
Perform transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), and stress echocardiograms (SE), obtaining required and additional diagnostic views.
Assist with intracardiac echocardiograms (ICE).
Perform vascular ultrasound exams, including venous duplex and mapping, carotid, renal, aortic, arterial extremity, and transcranial Doppler exams.
Perform arterial segmental pressure exams, prepare reports, and document results.
Perform exercise vascular exams using a treadmill according to established protocols.
Obtain required stress echocardiogram views promptly, including post-exercise views routinely within 60 seconds after exercise ends.
Clean equipment, including transducers and TEE probes, and perform electrical leakage testing in accordance with infection control policies.
Respond to emergency callbacks within the designated timeframe and according to departmental policy.
Maintain and troubleshoot equipment, report equipment issues to clinical engineering and management, and perform minor calibration according to protocol or policy.
Ensure patient safety by inspecting TEE probes, confirming completion of leakage testing, and positioning patients appropriately.
Prepare echo and vascular images and preliminary reports in the designated reporting system before physician review.
Perform exams on patients across age groups, considering their growth, development, age, general condition, and specific clinical needs.
Participate in the department’s Continuous Performance Improvement program and related activities, including professional evaluation of own work and peers’ work.
Provide services in hospital departments, including operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories, and at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics.