Echocardiography Specialist - Staten Island - Days - Full Time - OFFSITE

$76,960 - $102,710/Yr

Mount Sinai Health System

Full-time - Entry Level

10,001+ employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Echocardiography Specialist is responsible for performing echocardiograms and exercise stress tests, ensuring high-quality diagnostic information is obtained. This role requires maintaining professional expertise, managing quality assurance protocols, and collaborating with cardiologists to provide preliminary evaluations and interpretations of test results.

Responsibilities

• Performs echocardiograms and exercise stress tests of a non-invasive nature in accordance with established practices and procedures.
• Provides expert assessment, evaluation, and prepares preliminary interpretation for attending cardiologists' review.
• Applies knowledge of anatomy, physiology, positioning, and imaging techniques to optimize the quality of ultrasound images.
• Provides preliminary diagnostic evaluation and makes preliminary measurements and calculations on data obtained in doing echocardiograms.
• Notifies cardiologists of results of examinations.
• Consults with cardiologist to establish requirements for non-standard examinations and determines technical factors to satisfy requirements.
• Maintains day-to-day patient and study logs, equipment maintenance, data acquisition, and records statistical data (procedure volumes/interpretation volumes).
• Obtains/maintains and runs the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program in accordance with ICAEL standards of accreditation.
• Manages quality assurance protocols in conjunction with ICAEL standards including managing correlation data for patients who have undergone transthoracic echocardiograms and other diagnostic procedures.
• Maintains records of cardiologist Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Reviews test results with physicians, and maintains appropriate documentation.
• Maintains echocardiographic equipment and scan rooms.
• Assists in maintenance of supply inventory and requests all necessary supplies for test area.
• Oversees nuclear stress tests to ensure proper technique/guidelines are followed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• Associates degree required from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Professionals (CAAHEP).
• 1 year of echocardiography experience preferred.
• RDCS Certification (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer) issued by the ARDMS required.
• Certification from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Exercise Test Technologist issued by the American College of Sports Medicine preferred.
• Must maintain BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the AHA.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Physiology knowledge.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly wage ranging from $37.00 to $49.38.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
• Comprehensive health insurance options.
• Supportive work environment promoting diversity and inclusion.