Echocardiographer - Per Diem

Hackensack Meridian Health•Neptune Township, NJ

48d

About The Position

The Echocardiographer performs cardiac ultrasound procedures and assists a trained, credentialed cardiology attending during stress echocardiogram and TEE procedures. The role requires complete knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. The position performs and documents echocardiographic studies, supports patient care and physician interpretation, maintains equipment and procedure areas, and follows applicable clinical, accreditation, and organizational standards. Care is adapted to the needs of the patient population, including age, culture, language, hearing, visual, developmental, educational, and literacy needs.

Requirements

Graduate of a certified cardiovascular technology school and/or an accredited ultrasonography program with a specialty in cardiac sonography.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient computer skills, which may include Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Certification, or Registered Cardiac Sonographer Certification, or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Certification.
BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Nice To Haves

One year of clinical echocardiography experience.

Responsibilities

Perform echocardiograms, including 2-D, 3-D when applicable, strain, M-Mode, color flow imaging, and Doppler studies.
Recognize when contrast imaging enhancement is needed and administer it according to protocol.
Complete preliminary measurements and documentation in the Cardiovascular Information Systems for use by reading physicians and cardiologists when finalizing reports.
Timely escalate and communicate critical findings to ordering physicians and cardiologists.
Obtain patient history and perform procedures as ordered.
Help patients onto and off of the bed.
Notify a supervisor in cases of acute or life-threatening abnormalities.
Obtain digital acquisition and storage of echocardiography studies in Cardiovascular Information Systems for physician interpretation.
Transport equipment to patient rooms for bedside studies as needed.
Calibrate, clean, and maintain equipment, and report breakdowns and supply needs.
Follow special procedure policies regarding probe maintenance and sterile processing, including for TEE.
Complete EPIC workflow and process billing charge requisitions, log books, worksheets, and reports as applicable.
Clean and prepare the room for the next patient.
Identify the needs of the patient population served and adapt care and communication to those needs.
Adhere to Intersocietal Accreditation Commission requirements and Medical Center Organizational Competencies.
Participate in performance initiatives and monitoring.
Perform other assigned tasks and projects.
Adhere to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.