Echocardiography Tech Contingent Ross | Echocardiography Lab
About The Position
The Echo sonographer performs sonographic and noninvasive imaging procedures, patient education, and quality assessment activities for the Echo Lab. The role serves as a mentor to other sonographers and students to enhance quality, assists with ongoing quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives, follows imaging protocols and maintains quality standards, and keeps current through relevant continuing medical education courses. A minimum of 30 CME hours is required every three years. The Cardiac Echo Lab has six transthoracic imaging rooms, one stress echo room, and two TEE rooms on the first floor of the Ross Heart Hospital in the Cardiovascular Imaging Lab. The lab is staffed Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays and holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; an on-call technologist is assigned for off-hour procedures. The technologist develops and maintains CEUs, registry, and skill level; provides sonographic procedures to patients; assists with training other staff to refine imaging skills; and assists with quality assessment and improvement.
Requirements
- Successful completion of an accredited Cardiac Sonography program.
- Obtain Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) credentials through ARDMS or CCI within 18 months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in Cardiac Sonography.
Responsibilities
- Perform sonographic and noninvasive imaging procedures.
- Provide patient education.
- Participate in quality assessment activities for the Echo Lab.
- Mentor other sonographers and students to enhance quality.
- Assist with ongoing quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives.
- Follow imaging protocols and maintain quality standards.
- Maintain relevant knowledge through CME courses, with at least 30 hours every three years.
- Develop and maintain CEUs, registry, and skill level.
- Assist in training other staff to refine imaging skills.
- Provide sonographic procedures to patients.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
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