Cardiac Echo Lab Technologist - Cardiology Imaging

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking an Echo Lab Technologist to perform non-invasive echocardiography and Doppler studies across inpatient and outpatient settings. The role includes scheduling, coordinating with referring physicians, and contributing to research within a busy cardiology lab.

The candidate will work under supervision with physicians, handling ED and OR procedures and stress testing as required. Equal opportunity employer statement applies.

Qualifications

• RDCS or RCS required or registry eligible within one year.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) preferred in some cases.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly skilled, specialized non-invasive tests to diagnose cardiological abnormalities and participates in research using advanced instruments.
• Helps arrange schedule for patient echocardiography studies.
• Prioritizes study requests by reviewing orders and securing necessary information from referring physicians.
• Conducts M-Mode, 2-D, Doppler echocardiograms and color flow Doppler in various lab settings, with no physician supervision.
• Modifies studies based on detected cardiac abnormalities.
• Performs primary readings and notifies physicians of EKG changes or echo findings requiring action.
• Assists with transesophageal echocardiograms under conscious sedation in lab and OR; performs exercise and pharmacologic stress echocardiograms.
• Provides coverage for Nuclear Cardiology Stress Testing as needed; explains tests to patients and prepares them for testing.
• Maintains lab daily operations, logs patients, and assists with monthly statistics.

Skills

RDCS/RCS

Education

HS Diploma

Job description

Penn Medicine is seeking an Echo Lab Technologist to perform non-invasive echocardiography and Doppler studies across inpatient and outpatient settings. The role includes scheduling, coordinating with referring physicians, and contributing to research within a busy cardiology lab.

The candidate will work under supervision with physicians, handling ED and OR procedures and stress testing as required. Equal opportunity employer statement applies.