Offsite Echocardiograph Technician- Brooklyn Heights - Cardiology - Full Time - Days
Offsite Echocardiograph Technician- Brooklyn Heights - Cardiology - Full Time - Days
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Job Description
The Offsite Echocardiograph Technician performs echocardiograms and exercise stress tests of a non-invasive nature. This clinician maintains a high level of professional expertise to obtain consistent and accurate diagnostic information for the cardiologist and others on the medical team.
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 cardiologist 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 (Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories) 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 such as cardiac catheterization and nuclear stress tests.
Reviews test results with physicians and maintains appropriate documentation.
Maintains echocardiographic equipment and scan rooms.
Assists in maintenance of supply inventory and requests necessary supplies for test area.
Oversees nuclear stress tests to make sure proper technique/guidelines are followed.
Performs other duties as required.
Qualifications
1 year of echocardiography experience preferred
Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable
RDCS Certification (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer) issued by the ARDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) required OR
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 (American Heart Association)
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSH
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
